ArticleJournal of health, population, and nutrition2022
Is vegetarianism related to anxiety and depression? A cross-sectional survey in a French sample.
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- Plant-based diets and depression: epidemiological evidence, biological mechanisms, and implications for prevention.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Plant-based diets especially healthy ones are negatively associated with depression: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Connections Between Diet and Mental Health: Comparing Participants Randomized to Vegan and Omnivorous Diets in the Nutritious Eating With Soul (NEW Soul) Study.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Article
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- Motivations matter: moral and health-related motives indirectly relate to differential psychological health indicators among vegetarians.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Article
- Vitamin B12 deficiency and neuropsychiatric symptoms in Lebanon: A cross-sectional study of vegans, vegetarians, and omnivores.PloS one · 2024Article
- Diet-Related Attitudes, Beliefs, and Well-Being in Adolescents with a Vegetarian Lifestyle.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe relationship between vegetarianism and mental health is controversial. The aim of the present study is to examine the cross-sectional association between anxiety, depression, and vegetarianism in a French sample while controlling for potential confounders.
designSelf-reported questionnaire data were obtained from a large cross-sectional sample. PARTICIPANTS AND
settingWe included an online sample of 6578 participants aged 18-90, 70.8% females.
resultsAnalyses of variance with age, gender, body mass index (BMI), educational level, monthly income, and city size as covariates showed that vegetarians and non-vegetarians did not appear to have significantly different levels of anxiety or depression.
conclusionOur findings do not suggest a link between plant-based diet and anxiety or depression, either before or after adjustment for relevant factors.
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