Association between dietary sugar intake and depression in US adults: a cross-sectional study using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011–2018

Abstract Background Studies examining whether diet sugar intake increases the risk of depression have produced inconsistent results. Therefore, we investigated this relationship, using the US’ National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database. Methods This cross-sectional study incl...

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Published in:	BMC Psychiatry
Main Authors:	Lu Zhang, Haiyang Sun, Zihui Liu, Jiguo Yang, Yuanxiang Liu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-02-01
Subjects:	Dietary sugar intake Depression NHANES Adult Cross-sectional study
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-05531-7

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