Kuo CY, Stachiv I. Biological mechanisms and possible primary prevention of depression. World J Psychiatry 2022; 12(5): 770-772 [PMID: 35663300 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v12.i5.770]
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Ivo Stachiv, PhD, Academic Fellow, Associate Professor, Department of Functional Materials, Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, Praha 18021, Czech Republic. stachiv@fzu.cz
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World J Psychiatry. May 19, 2022; 12(5): 770-772 Published online May 19, 2022. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v12.i5.770
Biological mechanisms and possible primary prevention of depression
Chih-Yun Kuo, Ivo Stachiv
Chih-Yun Kuo, Department of Neurology and Centre of Clinical Neuroscience, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague 12108, Czech Republic
Ivo Stachiv, Department of Functional Materials, Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Praha 18021, Czech Republic
Author contributions: Both authors have prepared the manuscript, and contributed equally to this work.
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Corresponding author: Ivo Stachiv, PhD, Academic Fellow, Associate Professor, Department of Functional Materials, Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, Praha 18021, Czech Republic. stachiv@fzu.cz
Received: December 7, 2021 Peer-review started: December 7, 2021 First decision: March 13, 2022 Revised: March 15, 2022 Accepted: April 26, 2022 Article in press: April 26, 2022 Published online: May 19, 2022 Processing time: 161 Days and 9.7 Hours
Abstract
Individuals with unipolar depressive disorder (UDD) are having an increased risk of death and development of dementia in later life. It is widely expected that in a near future UDD would be the leading cause of death; therefore, a primary inexpensive prevention of UDD will be of a great importance to the society. Several studies provide evidences supporting the positive effect of Mediterranean diet on a reduced risk for development of depression.
Core Tip: Dietary interventions, especially Mediterranean diet, may help to reduce the risk for development of depression. It is the high levels of various antioxidant compounds, adequate B-group vitamin and folate content which make the Mediterranean diet a possible candidate for an inexpensive primary intervention of depression. However, the long-term clinical trials on the large cohorts are still necessary to understand the relationship between dietary pattern and development of depression or dementia.
