Anthocyanin-rich fruits and mental health outcomes in an Italian cohort

Agnieszka Micek; Marcin Owczarek; Joanna Jurek; Ida Guerrera; Sebastiano Alfio Torrisi; Giuseppe Grosso; Ali A. Alshatwi; Justyna Godos

doi:10.3233/jbr-220054

Anthocyanin-rich fruits and mental health outcomes in an Italian cohort

Agnieszka Micek, Marcin Owczarek, Joanna Jurek, Ida Guerrera, Sebastiano Alfio Torrisi, Giuseppe Grosso, Ali A. Alshatwi, Justyna Godos

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that diets rich in flavonoids affect human health. Among flavonoids, anthocyanins have been demonstrated to exert beneficial effects toward brain through modulation of neuroinflammation, neurogenesis, neuronal signaling and by modulating gut microbiota. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the association between consumption of anthocyanin-rich fruits (strawberries, berries, cherries, prickly pears, grapes, blood oranges) and mental health in an Italian cohort study. METHODS: Dietary information was collected using a validated food frequency questionnaire. Mental health outcomes were assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the 10-item Center for the Epidemiological Studies of Depression Short Form (CES-D-10) as a screening tool for sleep quality, perceived stress and depressive symptoms, respectively. RESULTS: A significant inverse association between higher anthocyanin-rich fruits intake and occurrence of poor sleep quality, high perceived stress, and depressive symptoms was found. In the most adjusted model, individuals in the highest tertile of anthocyanin-rich fruits were less likely to have poor sleep quality (OR = 0.63, 95% CI: 0.47–0.86), high perceived stress (OR = 0.68, 95% CI: 0.51–0.92), and depressive symptoms (OR = 0.67, 95% CI: 0.49–0.90). CONCLUSIONS: Diets including fruits rich in anthocyanins may result in positive mental health outcomes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	551-564
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Berry Research
Volume	12
Issue number	4
Early online date	23 Sept 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/jbr-220054
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 16 Dec 2022

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This work was supported by the Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program (DSFP) at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. J.G. was supported by the co-financing of the European Union - FSE-REACT-EU, PON Research and Innovation 2014–2020 DM1062/2021; CUP: E65F21002560001.

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program (DSFP) at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. J.G. was supported by the co-financing of the European Union-FSE-REACT-EU, PON Research and Innovation 2014-2020 DM1062/2021; CUP: E65F21002560001.

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Keywords

Horticulture
Plant Science
Soil Science
Agronomy and Crop Science
Biochemistry
Food Science
sleep
anthocyanins
mental health
perceived stress
cohort
depressive symptoms

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Anthocyanin-rich fruits and mental health outcomes in an Italian cohort

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