Impact of DASH and mediterranean diets on mood and happiness in young adult males: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Objective The association between the Mediterranean diet (MED) and the dietary approach to stop hypertension (DASH) with some mental disorders is well-documented. However, a consistent relationship with young adults as a vulnerable population has yet to be known. Therefore, we aimed to inve...
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| description | Abstract Objective The association between the Mediterranean diet (MED) and the dietary approach to stop hypertension (DASH) with some mental disorders is well-documented. However, a consistent relationship with young adults as a vulnerable population has yet to be known. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the relation between Iranian young male adults’ mood and happiness state with DASH/MED patterns. Results Participants’ mean age was 23.65 ± 1.74 years, within the age range of 18–28 years, and their BMI was 24.23 ± 3.82 kg/m². After adjusting for all covariates, those in the highest DASH tertile had 54% lower odds of poor mood compared to the lowest tertile (OR = 0.46; 95%CI: 0.24, 0.88). An inverse relationship was also found between DASH and low happiness scores (OR T3 vs. T1 = 0.51, 95%CI: 0.27, 0.96). No significant association was found between MED and mood or happiness. Therefore, results showed that participants who adhered more closely to the DASH diet were less likely to report being unhappy or having a poor mood. Further prospective studies are required to confirm these findings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bcba645357aa4d628d65dcb3031efdbe2025-08-20T01:57:51ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002025-03-011811910.1186/s13104-025-07155-wImpact of DASH and mediterranean diets on mood and happiness in young adult males: a cross-sectional studyShervin Kazeminejad0Mitra Abtahi1Mohammadreza Askari2Motahare Hatami Marbini3Yahya Jalilpiran4Leila Azadbakht5Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Nutrition Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical SciencesAbstract Objective The association between the Mediterranean diet (MED) and the dietary approach to stop hypertension (DASH) with some mental disorders is well-documented. However, a consistent relationship with young adults as a vulnerable population has yet to be known. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the relation between Iranian young male adults’ mood and happiness state with DASH/MED patterns. Results Participants’ mean age was 23.65 ± 1.74 years, within the age range of 18–28 years, and their BMI was 24.23 ± 3.82 kg/m². After adjusting for all covariates, those in the highest DASH tertile had 54% lower odds of poor mood compared to the lowest tertile (OR = 0.46; 95%CI: 0.24, 0.88). An inverse relationship was also found between DASH and low happiness scores (OR T3 vs. T1 = 0.51, 95%CI: 0.27, 0.96). No significant association was found between MED and mood or happiness. Therefore, results showed that participants who adhered more closely to the DASH diet were less likely to report being unhappy or having a poor mood. Further prospective studies are required to confirm these findings.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-025-07155-wDASHMediterranean dietMoodHappinessCross-sectional |
| spellingShingle | Shervin Kazeminejad Mitra Abtahi Mohammadreza Askari Motahare Hatami Marbini Yahya Jalilpiran Leila Azadbakht Impact of DASH and mediterranean diets on mood and happiness in young adult males: a cross-sectional study BMC Research Notes DASH Mediterranean diet Mood Happiness Cross-sectional |
| title | Impact of DASH and mediterranean diets on mood and happiness in young adult males: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Impact of DASH and mediterranean diets on mood and happiness in young adult males: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Impact of DASH and mediterranean diets on mood and happiness in young adult males: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of DASH and mediterranean diets on mood and happiness in young adult males: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Impact of DASH and mediterranean diets on mood and happiness in young adult males: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | impact of dash and mediterranean diets on mood and happiness in young adult males a cross sectional study |
| topic | DASH Mediterranean diet Mood Happiness Cross-sectional |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-025-07155-w |
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