fish consumption and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in relation to depressive episodes a cross-sectional analysis鱼的消费量和ω- 3多不饱和脂肪酸与抑郁发作横断面分析.pdfVIP

Fish Consumption and Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Relation to Depressive Episodes: A Cross- Sectional Analysis 1,2 3 1 ¨ ¨ 4 5 Anna Liisa Suominen-Taipale *, Timo Partonen , Anu W. Turunen , Satu Mannisto , Antti Jula , Pia K. Verkasalo1 1 Department of Environmental Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Kuopio, Finland, 2 Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland, 3 Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland, 4 Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland, 5 Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Turku, Finland Abstract High fish consumption and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake are suggested to benefit mental well-being but the current evidence is conflicting. Our aim was to evaluate whether a higher level of fish consumption, a higher intake of omega-3 PUFAs, and a higher serum concentration of omega-3 PUFAs link to a lower 12-month prevalence of depressive episodes. We used data from the nationwide Health 2000 Survey (n = 5492) and the Fishermen Study on Finnish professional fishermen and their family members (n = 1265). Data were based on questionnaires, interviews, health examinations, and blood samples. Depressive episodes were assessed with the M-CIDI (the Munich version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview) and a self-report of two CIDI probe questions, respectively. Fish co