Red and Processed Meat Consumption and Risk of Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Nucci D, Fatigoni C, Amerio A, Odone A, Gianfredi V
International journal of environmental research and public health · 69 citations
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- Design
- Meta-analysis (indexed by PubMed)
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- People
- Main outcome
- Clinical events such as disease or death
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- Funding
- Independent funding
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Publication
- Published
- 2020-09-14 · Int J Environ Res Public Health · vol. 17 · issue 18 · p. 6686
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
- Cited
- 100 citations · more than 94% of similar papers · 3.2× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 89 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Nutritional Studies and Diet · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Keywords
- Meta-analysis, Scopus, Depression (economics), Critical appraisal, Systematic review, MEDLINE, Medicine, Red meat, Psychiatry, Environmental health, Alternative medicine, Internal medicine, Biology, Pathology
- MeSH
- humans, diet, risk factors, longitudinal studies, cross-sectional studies, depression, meat, meat products, adult, aged, female, male, young adult, red meat
5 authors
From IT, US, NL
- Daniele NucciIstituto Oncologico Veneto
- Cristina FatigoniUniversity of Perugia
- Andrea AmerioTufts University; Ospedale Policlinico San Martino; University of Genoa
- Anna OdoneVita-Salute San Raffaele University
- Vincenza Gianfredi · correspondingVita-Salute San Raffaele University; Maastricht University; Care and Public Health Research Institute
Abstract
Depression is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, with more than 264 million people affected. On average, depression first appears during the late teens to mid-20s as result of a complex interaction of social, psychological and biological factors. The aim of this systematic review with meta-analysis is to assess the association between red and processed meat intake and depression (both incident and prevalent). This systematic review was conducted according to the methods recommended by the Cochrane Collaboration and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Relevant papers published through March 2020 were identified by searching the electronic databases MEDLINE, Embase and Scopus. All analyses were conducted using ProMeta3 software. A critical appraisal was conducted. Finally, 17 studies met the inclusion criteria. The overall effect size (ES) of depression for red and processed meat intake was 1.08 [(95% CI = 1.04; 1.12), p-value < 0.001], based on 241,738 participants. The results from our meta-analysis showed a significant association between red and processed meat intake and risk of depression. The presented synthesis will be useful for health professionals and policy makers to better consider the effect of diet on mental health status.
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