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Dietary seaweed intake and depressive symptoms in Japanese adults: a prospective cohort study.

​Eating seaweeds regularly may make depression less likely to occur in an individual.

​This study examined whether frequent intake of seaweeds can help to keep depression away. Researchers collated and analyzed data on the rate of seaweed consumption and occurrence of depression among 500 Japanese employees aged 20-74 years. 

Researchers observed that participants who consumed seaweeds daily were less likely to experience depressive symptoms compared to infrequent and non consumers of these plant foods. This 2019 study of Japanese men and women found a protective association between fondness for seaweeds and depression.

Research Summary Information

  • 2019
  • Guo F, Huang C, Cui Y, Momma H, Niu K, Nagatomi R.
  • Department of Physical Education, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China. Department of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan. Department of Sports and Exercise Science, Zhejiang University, 148 Tianmushan Road, Xihu, Hangzhou, 310007, China. cohuang@zju.edu.cn. Division of Biomedical Engineering for Health and Welfare, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan. cohuang@zju.edu.cn. Division of Biomedical Engineering for Health and Welfare, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300070, China. Department of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan. nagatomi@med.tohoku.ac.jp. Division of Biomedical Engineering for Health and Welfare, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan. nagatomi@med.tohoku.ac.jp.
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