Fish Consumption and Depressive Symptoms in the General Population in Finland

• DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.52.4.529
• Publication Date: 2002-10-11T18:21:35Z
• Authors: Antti Tanskanen; Joseph R. Hibbeln; Jaakko Tuomilehto; Antti Uutela; Ari Haukkala; Heimo Viinamäki; Johannes Lehtonen; Erkki Vartiainen
• Keywords: Fish consumption; Depression; Consumption

Fish contains high concentrations of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. Several studies have reported depletions fats among depressed patients, and a cross-national comparison has revealed significant inverse correlation between annual prevalence major depression fish consumption. In sample 3,204 Finnish adults, depressive symptoms were estimated with the Beck Depression Inventory. A frequency question was used to measure Multiple logistic regression analysis conducted assess association After adjusted for potential confounders, likelihood having significantly higher infrequent consumers than frequent consumers.