A High Polyphenol Diet Improves Psychological Well-Being: The Polyphenol Intervention Trial (PPhIT)

Autor: Katherine M. Appleton, C. Rooney, Michael Donnelly, Rebecca L Noad, Ian S. Young, Meropi D. Kontogianni, Pascal P. McKeown, Michelle C. McKinley, Jayne V. Woodside, Danielle E. McCarthy, Aswathy Vijayakumar
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nutrients
Nutrients, Vol 12, Iss 2445, p 2445 (2020)
Kontogianni, M D, Vijayakumar, A, Rooney, C, Noad, R L, Appleton, K M, McCarthy, D, Donnelly, M, Young, I S, McKinley, M C, McKeown, P P & Woodside, J V 2020, ' A High Polyphenol Diet Improves Psychological Well-Being : The Polyphenol Intervention Trial (PPhIT) ', Nutrients, vol. 12, no. 8, 2445, pp. 1 . https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12082445
Volume 12
Issue 8
ISSN: 2072-6643
Popis: Mental ill health is currently one of the leading causes of disease burden worldwide. A growing body of data has emerged supporting the role of diet, especially polyphenols, which have anxiolytic and antidepressant-like properties. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of a high polyphenol diet (HPD) compared to a low polyphenol diet (LPD) on aspects of psychological well-being in the Polyphenol Intervention Trial (PPhIT). Ninety-nine mildly hypertensive participants aged 40&ndash
65 years were enrolled in a four-week LPD washout period and then randomised to either an LPD or an HPD for eight weeks. Both at baseline and the end of intervention, participants&rsquo
lifestyle and psychological well-being were assessed. The participants in the HPD group reported a decrease in depressive symptoms, as assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory-II, and an improvement in physical component and mental health component scores as assessed with 36-Item Short Form Survey. No differences in anxiety, stress, self-esteem or body image perception were observed. In summary, the study findings suggest that the adoption of a polyphenol-rich diet could potentially lead to beneficial effects including a reduction in depressive symptoms and improvements in general mental health status and physical health in hypertensive participants.
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