Der Konsum von Erfrischungsgetränken ist mit der Diagnose einer schweren depressiven Störung (MDD) bei Frauen verbunden, teilweise aufgrund von Veränderungen in der Darmmikrobiota: Mit jedem Anstieg des täglichen Verzehrs von Erfrischungsgetränken stieg die Wahrscheinlichkeit, an einer MDD zu erkranken, um etwa 8 %
https://www.newsweek.com/soft-drink-consumption-linked-to-depression-diagnosis-in-women-study-says-10482441
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>This was driven by female participants. Among the 620 women in the study, higher daily soft drink intake was linked to about a 17 percent increase in the odds of having MDD.
>However, for the 312 men in the study, soft drink consumption didn’t seem to have any notable effect.
>Assessing whether consumption predicted depressive symptom severity using the BDI-I (Beck Depression Inventory), they again observed significant links in the whole sample, driven by female participants only.
>The same pattern emerged when considering symptom severity only in patients with MDD.
>These associations between soft drink consumption and MDD diagnosis, as well as symptom severity, remained significant in female participants when additionally controlling for body mass index (BMI).
>Analysis revealed no significant effect when testing whether intake differed between medicated and unmedicated patients.
[Soft Drink Consumption and Depression Mediated by Gut Microbiome Alterations | Depressive Disorders | JAMA Psychiatry | JAMA Network](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2839019)
That’s really interesting. The gut brain connection keeps showing up in more studies. Even small diet changes seem to have a bigger mental impact than most people realize.
I told my husband that I noticed my mood drops significantly when I start drinking soft drinks and he thought I have the causation backwards – that maybe my mood drops first so I start drinking and eating sweet things.
Turns out I had it right. I stopped drinking them and drink green tea with honey instead
The most interesting thing about this study to me is how the correlation seemed to only affect the women who participated.
There was roughly double the amount of female participation but still, there were 300ish male participants too. I would think that’s enough to get a relevant data set.
A fart in the wind leads to MDD these days
Whenever you see a study find that „A is linked to B“, always check if they make any claim about the direction of causation. The possibilities are:
A causes B.
B causes A.
Both A and B are caused by C.
Coincidence or poor experimental design.
So in this case, maybe depressed women drink more soft drink because they are depressed.
Sugar, caffeine, dopamine…makes sense. Now do pasta or chocolate…