According to a study, dietary interventions can help people with high cardiovascular disease risk who are depressed.
A low-fat diet and calorie restriction can help reduce depressive symptoms in individuals at high risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Depression is a mental illness marked by a chronic lack of motivation or a low mood. Experts caution that mood swings brought on by depression may indirectly contribute to several diseases, including modifications in exercise and food intake.
It is also known that the gut-brain axis allows mental states like depression to impact the gut microbiota and other bodily systems.
The study team examined data from 25 randomized controlled trials that assessed how dietary interventions affected at least 57,000 adults’ levels of anxiety and depression over three months when compared to their regular eating habits. These studies covered Mediterranean diets, low-fat diets, and calorie restriction.
Compared to a standard diet, the study found that calorie restriction combined with a low-fat diet may reduce symptoms of depression in adults at high cardiometabolic risk. However, the researchers noted that its effect on anxiety remains unclear.
They also clarified that while there is evidence that a low-fat diet can lower anxiety, there is not enough to support its impact on depression.
Although the results are still unreliable, the researchers concluded that calorie restriction and a low-fat diet may lessen the symptoms of depression in some groups and advised speaking with a specialist.
The researchers concluded that individuals with high cardiometabolic risk can benefit from dietary interventions to reduce the symptoms of depression.
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