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First received: January 16, 2024

Clinical Trial: You Are What You Eat: Food As a Risk Factor and a Treatment for Depression

Study Status: COMPLETED

Recruit Status: COMPLETED

Condition: Depression

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: You Are What You Eat: Food As a Risk Factor and a Treatment for Depression

Brief Summary: This study experimentally investigates 1) whether ultra processed food (UPF) intake contributes to depression by increasing low mood and poor sleep due to blood glucose fluctuations (which then increases the desire to consume more UPFs) and 2) to investigate the effectiveness of a 2-week meal-kit intervention that provides convenient and tasty minimally processed foods (MPF) to reduce depression.The following aims and hypotheses are tested:Aim 1: To investigate whether UPF intake and low mood contribute to each…

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