Soy isoflavone intake and prevalence of depressive symptoms during pregnancy in Japan: baseline data from the Kyushu Okinawa Maternal and Child Health Study

• Published in: European journal of nutrition Vol. 57; no. 2; pp. 441 - 450
• Main Authors: Miyake, Yoshihiro, Tanaka, Keiko, Okubo, Hitomi, Sasaki, Satoshi, Furukawa, Shinya, Arakawa, Masashi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; children; Childrens health; Cohort Studies; confidence interval; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depression - epidemiology; Depression - ethnology; Depression - prevention & control; Depressive Disorder - epidemiology; Depressive Disorder - ethnology; Depressive Disorder - prevention & control; Diet - ethnology; Dietary intake; epidemiological studies; Epidemiology; Female; Fermented food; Fermented Foods; food frequency questionnaires; food intake; Functional Food; Humans; Isoflavones; Isoflavones - therapeutic use; Japan - epidemiology; Maternal & child health; Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - ethnology; Mental depression; miso; Nutrition; Nutrition Surveys; observational studies; Original Contribution; Post-menopause; postmenopause; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology; Pregnancy Complications - ethnology; Pregnancy Complications - prevention & control; pregnant women; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Ryukyu Archipelago; soups; Soy Foods; Soy Milk; Soy products; Soybean milk; Soybeans; soymilk; tofu; Japan; Ryukyu Archipelago; Pregnancy; Depressive symptoms; Intake; Soy; Japanese; Isoflavones

Objective Several observational studies and trials examined the relationship between isoflavones or soybeans and depressive symptoms among peri- and postmenopausal women. We cross-sectionally evaluated the associations between intake of soy products and isoflavones and depressive symptoms during pre...