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December 31, 2024Frontiers in Health InformaticsOpen Access

Inter relationship between diet and depression among adolescent males residing in urban areas.

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VYVishnu Vardhan YenugantiBPB. PriyankaSRSrinivas Rao

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Cross-sectional study finds poor dietary habits linked to higher depression in urban adolescents, highlighting mental health implications.

Key Points

  • Poor diet is associated with higher depressive symptoms, with those consuming unhealthy foods scoring 6.12 on KADS.
  • Adolescents aged 10-19 years in Telangana showed a significant connection between dietary intake and depression.
  • A cross-sectional study surveyed 200 male adolescents using self-reported eating habits and a depression screening tool.
  • Promoting better nutrition may serve as a cost-effective intervention for improving adolescent mental health.

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Yenuganti et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af806b7567bf4f94ff6d6ehttps://doi.org/10.63682/fhi1714
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