A pro-inflammatory diet is associated with long-term depression and anxiety levels but not fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis

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Saul, A
Taylor, B
Blizzard, L
Simpson-Yap, S
Oddy, WH
Shivappa, N
Hebert, JR
Black, LJ
Ponsonby, AL
Broadley, SA
Lechner-Scott, J
Ausimmune/AusLong Investigators
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2024
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Background: Multiple sclerosis is characterised by acute and chronic inflammation in the CNS. Diet may influence inflammation, and therefore MS outcomes. Objective: To determine whether the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII®)) is associated with depression, anxiety, and fatigue in a prospective cohort of people with MS. Methods: People with a first clinical diagnosis of demyelination were followed over 10 years (n=223). DII and energy-adjusted DII (E-DIITM) scores were calculated from the dietary intake in the preceding 12 months measured by food frequency questionnaire. Depression and anxiety were assessed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-A and HADS-D, respectively), and fatigue by the Fatigue Severity Scale. Results: A higher E-DII score was associated with higher levels of depression and anxiety five years later (e.g., highest vs lowest E-DII quartile, HADS-D score: β=2.23, 95%CI=0.98,3.48, p<0.001; HADS-A score: β=1.90, 95%CI=0.59,3.21, p<0.001). A cumulative E-DII score was associated with depression (p<0.01) and anxiety (p=0.05) at the 10-year review. No associations were seen for fatigue. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that, in people with MS, a more pro-inflammatory diet may long-term adverse impact on depression and anxiety, but not fatigue.

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Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

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84

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© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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Saul, A; Taylor, B; Blizzard, L; Simpson-Yap, S; Oddy, WH; Shivappa, N; Hebert, JR; Black, LJ; Ponsonby, AL; Broadley, SA; Lechner-Scott, J; Ausimmune/AusLong Investigators; van der Mei, I, A pro-inflammatory diet is associated with long-term depression and anxiety levels but not fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 2024, 84, pp. 105468

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