P188 - EXPLORING THE LINK BETWEEN DIETARY INFLAMMATORY INDEX AND MENTAL HEALTH IN YOUNG ADULTS: A PILOT STUDY

P188

EXPLORING THE LINK BETWEEN DIETARY INFLAMMATORY INDEX AND MENTAL HEALTH IN YOUNG ADULTS: A PILOT STUDY

S. G. Yilmaz^1,*, E. B. Ergun¹

¹Nutrition and Dietetics, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Karaman, Türkiye

Rationale: The Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) is a standardized index to facilitate the investigation of the inflammatory effects of diet on health. Diet and nutrients are seen as an important etiologic component for depression, anxiety and stress (DAS), which are becoming more prevalent. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between DAS in young adults aged 18-32 years according to DII and body mass index (BMI).

Methods: This study was conducted in 196 participants and Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) was used. In the calculation of DII, the amounts of macro and micronutrients determined according to the BEBIS (nutrition information systems package program) developed for Turkey were multiplied by the DII coefficients determined by Shivappa et al. (2014) for the average daily consumption amounts and standard deviation values for nutrient parameters, and the inflammatory load gained by individuals from the foods consumed was calculated. Results are considered significant at p<0.05.

Results: The mean BMI was 23.8 kg/m². It was found that there was no significant increase in the total score of the DASS-21 with an increase in BMI. However, there was a significant increase in anxiety score with the rise in the quartiles of DII (p<0.05). Depression and stress scores did not show significant changes between the DII quartiles, but depression and stress scores increased as the DII value went higher. It was found that there was no significant increase in the total score of the DASS-21 with the increase in the quartiles of the DII.

Conclusion: It was concluded that anthropometric measurements did not affect DASS-21 scores, while an increase in the inflammatory index increased anxiety but did not affect stress and depression levels.

References: Shivappa N, et al.(2014). Designing and developing a literature-derived, population-based dietary inflammatory index.Public health nutrition,17(8),1689-1696.

Disclosure of Interest: None declared