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- Emerging evidence indicates that eating fish might help improve mood disorders, but this area hasn't been studied extensively in young adults yet.
- A study involving 4,190 Japanese undergraduate students found that those who consumed fish more regularly reported fewer depressive symptoms, with the strongest effects observed in women.
- The findings suggest that frequently eating fish could be linked to lower levels of depression among students, highlighting the need for further research to understand this relationship better.
Article Abstract
Background: Emerging evidence suggests that fish consumption may have beneficial effects on mood disorders. However, no study has been reported on this issue in young adults to date. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between fish consumption and depressive symptoms in Japanese undergraduate students.
Methods: The 20-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale was used to measure depressive symptoms with a cut-off score of 16. A total of 4190 completed questionnaires (from 2124 men and 2066 women) were received for analysis.
Results: Multivariate logistic analysis showed that fish intake was inversely associated with risk of depressive symptoms in undergraduate students. After adjustment for possible confounders, the odds-ratios (95% confidence intervals) for fish intake 1-2 times/month, 1-2 times/week, 3-4 times/week, and almost every day (compared with "almost never") were 0.78 (0.62-0.99), 0.70 (0.56-0.87), 0.67 (0.53-0.85) and 0.65 (0.46-0.92), respectively. This association tended to be stronger in women than in men.
Conclusions: Frequent fish consumption in undergraduate students seems to moderate depressive symptoms. Further research is warranted to clarify the causality.
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