None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
There is emerging evidence that diet has an influence on depression, but our understanding of it is not yet well defined, and data in the New Zealand population is lacking. Stress is a variable which is rarely taken into account in research into diet and depression, and yet environmental stressors are a strong predictor of the development of episodes of major depressive disorder. Stress also affects food choices. The aim of this study is to assess whether different dietary factors in healthy adult New Zealanders aged between 18-45 years are associated with levels of psychological distress experienced with low or high levels of life stress. Co-variates sleep, exercise, a socioeconomic status proxy (neighborhood IMD deprivation index), social support and coping styles will also be measured. The study will provide baseline information from which more targeted research can be developed.
Interventions
Self-reported data on dietary intake and habits, sleep, psychological distress, life stress, gender, age, physical activity, height, weight, social support, coping style and neighborhood socioeconomic status will be collected at one time point in an online survey.
Participants will access the survey through a link in email or via QR codes on posters. The approximate time needed to complete the survey is 30 minutes. No follow up with participants will occur. The study is in two parts, with slee
Self-reported data on dietary intake and habits, sleep, psychological distress, life stress, gender, age, physical activity, height, weight, social support, coping style and neighborhood socioeconomic status will be collected at one time point in an online survey. Participants will access the survey through a link in email or via QR codes on posters. The approximate time needed to complete the survey is 30 minutes. No follow up with participants will occur. The study is in two parts, with sleep, exercise, stress and distress questions in part 1, and the food frequency questionnaire in the second part. Participants can opt to do both parts at the same time or to have the second part emailed to them to complete within a week. The participants will receive a $10 supermarket voucher for each part of the study which will be posted to them.
Sponsors
Plant & Food Research
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
New Zealand Adults
Exclusion criteria
None
Outcome results
None listed