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. 2023 Sep 5;6(9):e2334770.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.34770.

Consumption of Ultraprocessed Food and Risk of Depression

Chatpol Samuthpongtorn  1 , Long H Nguyen  1   2 , Olivia I Okereke  3   4   5 , Dong D Wang  5   6 , Mingyang Song  1   4   6 , Andrew T Chan  1   2   5   7   8 , Raaj S Mehta  1   2   7
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Consumption of Ultraprocessed Food and Risk of Depression

Chatpol Samuthpongtorn et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Oct 2;6(10):e2341346. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.41346. JAMA Netw Open. 2023. PMID: 37851451 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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This cohort study examines the consumption of ultraprocessed food and risk of depression among 31 172 US females aged 42 to 62 years.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Okereke reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health and royalties from Springer Publishing outside the submitted work. Dr Chan reported receiving grants from Bayer Pharma AG and Zoe and personal fees from Boehringer Ingelheim, Pfizer, and Freenome outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Ultraprocessed Foods (UPF) Components and Risk of Incident Depression
OR indicates odds ratio. Comparing extreme quintiles of intake, artificially sweetened beverages, and artificial sweeteners were associated with greater risk of depression (strict definition) after multivariable regression.
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