Journal article
Diet quality in bipolar disorder in a population-based sample of women
FN Jacka, JA Pasco, A Mykletun, LJ Williams, GC Nicholson, MA Kotowicz, M Berk
Journal of Affective Disorders | Published : 2011
Abstract
Background: Recent epidemiological evidence has indicated a role for diet quality in unipolar depressive illness. This study examined the association between diet quality and bipolar disorder (BD) in an epidemiological cohort of randomly selected, population-based women aged 20-93 years. Methods: An a priori diet quality score was derived from food frequency questionnaire data, a factor analysis identified habitual dietary patterns and glycemic load was assessed. Mental health was assessed using the SCID-I/NP. Results: BD was identified in 23 women and there were 691 participants with no history of psychopathology. Compared to those with no psychopathology, those with BD had a higher glycemi..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (Project Grant 454356). The University of Melbourne, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences and the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund provided postgraduate scholarships to F.N.J. and L.J.W. F.N.J.L.J.W., J.A.P. and M.B. have received funding from an unrestricted educational grant from Eli Lilly.