Menopause: How dietary fiber regulates depression?

January 7, 2021 // -- Fiber is a commonly recommended part of a healthy diet.
because it's good for your health in many ways - from weight control to reducing the risk of diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers.
study also found that this may be associated with a reduced risk of depression, especially in pre-menotinal women.
results were published online online in menopause.
(Image source: www.pixabay.com) Depression is a common and severe mental health condition that not only affects a person's ability to perform daily activities, but also leads to suicide.
estimates that more than 264 million people worldwide suffer from depression, and that number continues to rise over time.
debilitating condition is more common among women, and there are many theories as to why.
hormone levels in post-menotinal women are associated with depression.
because of the serious consequences and prevalence of depression, many studies have been conducted to assess treatment options in addition to the use of antidepressants.
interventions such as diet, exercise and mindth may help reduce the risk of depression.
new study involving more than 5,800 women of all ages, researchers specifically sought to investigate the relationship between dietary fiber intake and depression in women through menopause.
previous studies have suggested the mental health benefits of fiber, but this is the first known study to classify this association between pre- and post-menoanth women.
also had a wider range of age participants, including women involved in natural menotoral and surgical menoanthing.
study confirmed a negative correlation between dietary fiber intake and depression in pre-menotinal women after adjusting for other variables, but there was no significant difference between post-menoanth women.
study suggests that the depletion of estrogen may play a role in explaining why post-menoviran women do not get the most out of increased dietary fiber, as estrogen affects the balance of gut microbes in pre- and post-menoviran women.
between dietary fiber and depression can be partly explained by intestinal brain interactions, as it is theoretically thought that changes in the composition of the gut microbiome may affect nerve transmission.
fiber improves the richness and diversity of the gut bacteria.
() Source: Link between dietary fiber and depression partially explained by gut-brain interactions Source: Yunsun Kim et al. Inverse association between dietary fiber intake and depression in premenopausal women, Menopause (2020). DOI: 10.1097/GME.0000000000001711