Dietary patterns and depression risk: A meta-analysis

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The Association between Smoking Cessation and Depressive Symptoms: Diet Quality Plays a Mediating Role

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Association between Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Depressive Symptoms in the Older Adults in Rural China

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Dietary total anti-oxidant capacity is inversely related to the prevalence of depression in adolescent girls

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Interaction between ultra-processed food intake and genetic risk score on mental health and sleep quality

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Nutrigenomics and neurological disorders: exploring diet-brain interactions for cognitive health

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Assessing dietary and lifestyle risk behaviours and their associations with disease comorbidities among patients with depression: A case-control study from Bahrain

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Healthy Habits and Emotional Balance in Women during the Postpartum Period: Differences between Term and Preterm Delivery

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Longitudinal Associations Between Food Insecurity and Mental Health in Aging Adults in South Africa

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Investigation into the diets and nutritional knowledge of young men with depression: The MENDDS survey

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The Role of Dietary Habits on Development and Progress of Risk Factors of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases

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Effects of diet on the gut microbiome in patients with depression

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A healthy eating score is inversely associated with depression in older adults: results from the Chilean National Health Survey 2016–2017

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