Depression among women of reproductive age in rural Bangladesh is linked to food security, diets and nutrition.

CONCLUSIONS: Depression among women in Bangladesh was associated with many aspects of food and nutrition security, also after controlling for socio-economic factors. Further investigation into the direction of causality and interventions to improve diets and reduce depression among women in low- and middle-income countries are urgently needed. PMID: 31915095 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31915095?dopt=Abstract

Source: Public Health Nutrition - January 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sparling TM, Waid JL, Wendt AS, Gabrysch S Tags: Public Health Nutr Source Type: research