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    Associations between total dairy, high-fat dairy and low-fat dairy intake, and depressive symptoms: findings from a population-based cross-sectional study

    Evidence on the association between dairy intake and depression is conflicting. Given numerous dietary guidelines recommend the consumption of low-fat dairy products, this study examined associations between t...

    Meghan Hockey, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Tommi Tolmunen in European Journal of Nutrition (2023)

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    Evaluating telehealth lifestyle therapy versus telehealth psychotherapy for reducing depression in adults with COVID-19 related distress: the curbing anxiety and depression using lifestyle medicine (CALM) randomised non-inferiority trial protocol

    There is increasing recognition of the substantial burden of mental health disorders at an individual and population level, including consequent demand on mental health services. Lifestyle-based mental healthc...

    Lauren M. Young, Steve Moylan, Tayla John, Megan Turner, Rachelle Opie in BMC Psychiatry (2022)

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    Psychological distress as a risk factor for all-cause, chronic disease- and suicide-specific mortality: a prospective analysis using data from the National Health Interview Survey

    The risk psychological distress (PD) confers on mortality due to specific chronic diseases compared to suicide is unclear. Using the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), we investigated the association bet...

    Meghan Hockey, Tetyana Rocks, Anu Ruusunen in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemio… (2022)

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    The Moo’D Study: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of A2 beta-casein only versus conventional dairy products in women with low mood

    Beta-casein is a major protein in cow’s milk, of which A1 and A2 are the most frequent variants. Recent evidence implicates A1 beta-casein consumption in mechanisms that are of potential importance to mental h...

    Meghan Hockey, Hajara Aslam, Michael Berk, Julie A. Pasco, Anu Ruusunen in Trials (2021)

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    The kynurenine pathway in major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia: a meta-analysis of 101 studies

    The importance of tryptophan as a precursor for neuroactive compounds has long been acknowledged. The metabolism of tryptophan along the kynurenine pathway and its involvement in mental disorders is an emergin...

    Wolfgang Marx, Amelia J. McGuinness, Tetyana Rocks, Anu Ruusunen in Molecular Psychiatry (2021)

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    The gut microbiome in anorexia nervosa: relevance for nutritional rehabilitation

    Rapidly accumulating evidence supports the important role of gut microbiome in the regulation of mood, behaviour, appetite, gastrointestinal symptomology, and nutrient metabolism. These are all core features f...

    Anu Ruusunen, Tetyana Rocks, Felice Jacka, Amy Loughman in Psychopharmacology (2019)

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    Changes in eating attitudes and behaviours in a sample of female university students studying health degrees: a 12-months follow-up study.

    Tetyana Rocks, Fiona Pelly, Lisa Martin, Gary Slater in Journal of Eating Disorders (2015)

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    Eating attitudes and behaviours in a sample of female university students: does studying nutrition and dietetics make a difference?

    Tetyana Rocks, Fiona Pelly, Lisa Martin, Gary Slater in Journal of Eating Disorders (2014)