Unsaturated fat intakes and mental health outcomes in young women from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Heath

摘要

ObjectiveTo determine if associations exist between a range of unsaturated fatty acid intakes and mental health outcomes.DesignCross-sectional data analysis of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Womena€?s Health (ALSWH) Young Cohort Survey 3 that included the validated seventy-four-item Dietary Questionnaire for Epidemiological Studies FFQ, validated mental health scales and self-report questions on depression and anxiety.SettingAustralia, 2003.SubjectsA nationally representative sample of young Australian women (25a€“30 years) from ALSWH. The 7635 women with plausible energy intakes (>4?·5 but