Could soda consumption predict depression?
A study examined whether a higher intake of soft drinks could be linked to women with major depressive disorder.
Investigators used data from the German Marburg-Münster Affective Cohort to compare soft drink consumption among 405 patients with major depressive disorder and 527 controls aged 18 to 65 years.
They found that the women who consumed more soft drinks had a greater likelihood of having a major depressive disorder diagnosis and experiencing more severe symptoms. Among the men involved in the study, there was no statistically significant association between soft drink consumption and major depressive disorder diagnosis or severity.
The findings demonstrated the critical need for targeted interventions aimed at minimizing soft drink consumption to potentially reduce the severity of major depressive disorder among women.
Read more: JAMA Psychiatry
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