TARGETING DEPRESSION FOR THE PRIMARY PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Grant number: 1052865 | Funding period: 2015 - 2016
Completed
Abstract
Traditionally, efforts to prevent people from developing cardiovascular diseases (CVD) like heart disease have focused on reducing smoking and alcohol intake and improving physical activity and diet. There is now evidence that having depression might also lead to CVD and that unhealthy eating might contribute to this relationship. This research will determine whether targeting people with depression and improving their mood through healthy eating ultimately reduces their CVD risk.