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Study cannot say diet causes depression but researchers say ‘little is known’ about the relationship and call for more research
Following a vegetarian diet could increase a person’s chances of suffering symptoms of depression, according to a new analysis.
The authors suggest that “nutritional deficiencies” could account for “significant depressive symptoms” found in participants calling themselves vegan or vegetarian.
This could include deficiencies in key fats and nutrients that meat is rich in, like Vitamin B12, according to researchers from the University of Bristol and the US-based National Institutes of Health.
The paper is based on re-analysis of data from an older study, conducted in 1992 with around 10,000 expectant fathers in Avon, Devon, of which only 350 men were vegetarians.
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