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Relationship Between Diet and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review

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O’Neil, Adrienne, Quirk, Shae E., Housden, Siobhan, Brennan, Sharon L., Williams, Lana J., Pasco, Julie A., Berk, Michael, Jacka, Felice N.·2014·American Journal of Public Health

DOI 10.2105/ajph.2014.302110PMC PMC4167107

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We systematically reviewed 12 epidemiological studies to determine whether an association exists between diet quality and patterns and mental health in children and adolescents; 9 explored the relationship using diet as the exposure, and 3 used mental health as the exposure. We found evidence of a significant, cross-sectional relationship between unhealthy dietary patterns and poorer mental health in children and adolescents. We observed a consistent trend for the relationship between good-quality diet and better mental health and some evidence for the reverse. When including only the 7 studies deemed to be of high methodological quality, all but 1 of these trends remained. Findings highlight the potential importance of the relationship between dietary patterns or quality and mental health early in the life span.

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Authors: O’Neil, A., Quirk, S. E., Housden, S., Brennan, S. L., Williams, L. J., Pasco, J. A., Berk, M., & Jacka, F. N.
Affiliations: Adrienne O’Neil, Shae E. Quirk, Siobhan Housden, Sharon L. Brennan, Lana J. Williams, Julie A. Pasco, Michael Berk, and Felice N. Jacka are with the Innovation in Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Treatment (IMPACT) Strategic Research Centre, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Deakin University (AU)
ORCID: Quirk, Shae E.
Williams, Lana J.
Pasco, Julie A.
Jacka, Felice N.
Venue: American Journal of Public Health
Publisher: American Public Health Association
Published: 2014-10
Volume: 104
Issue: 10
Pages: e31-e42
ISSN: 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2014.302110
PMC: PMC4167107
OpenAlex: W2010660578
Cited by: 734
References: 43
Citations by year: 2026: 67 · 2025: 85 · 2024: 79 · 2023: 67 · 2022: 100 · 2021: 89 · 2020: 60 · 2019: 56 · 2018: 45 · 2017: 30 · 2016: 33 · 2015: 19 · 2014: 3
FWCI: 4.42
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Locations: American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Keywords: diet quality, dietary habits, mental health, children, adolescents, unhealthy diet, child and adolescent mental health
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Child, Diet, Humans, Mental Health, Risk Factors, Socioeconomic Factors

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