Journal article
Testing the Effects of Dietary Seafood Consumption on Depressive Symptoms
Maximus Berger, G Paul Amminger, Robyn McDermott, Paul C Guest, Zoltan Sarnyai, PC Guest (ed.)
CLINICAL AND PRECLINICAL MODELS FOR MAXIMIZING HEALTHSPAN | HUMANA PRESS INC | Published : 2020
Abstract
This chapter presents a protocol for assessing the effects dietary seafood consumption on depressive symptoms. We designed a cross-sectional study of 206 participants recruited in two Torres Strait Island communities. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the adapted Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (aPHQ-9), diet was analyzed with a structured questionnaire, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid concentrations were measured via a capillary dried blood spot system, and plasma levels of triglycerides and cholesterol were measured by gas-phase chromatography. Finally, we tested the relationship between seafood consumption, blood lipid concentrations, and depression scores using independent samples t-..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was funded by NHMRC Grant GNT0631947 and by the Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention. We thank all study participants and their families of theWaiben and Mer communities, as well as the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service Primary Health Care and Mental Health teams, the Mer Island Primary Health Care Centre team, and JCU medical and dental students.