Depression

Healthy and Sustainable Diet Beneficial for the Prevention of Depression and Anxiety

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A prospective UK population-based cohort study suggests that higher adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet is associated with lower risks of incident depression, anxiety and their co-occurrence. The study included 180,446 participants (mean age 56.2, male 46.45%) with 11.62 years of follow-up. The diet largely consists of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, […]

Brain’s Stress-Related Activity Mediated CVD Benefit of Physical Activity

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A US cohort study suggested that physical activity (PA) appears to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in part by acting through the brain’s stress-related activity. The study included a total of 50,359 adults (median age 60 years; 40.1% male). Stress-related neural activity was measured as the ratio of resting amygdalar-to-cortical […]