Impact of DASH and mediterranean diets on mood and happiness in young adult males: a cross-sectional study
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.
Authors
- Motahare Hatami Marbini
- Mohammadreza Askari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7582-7833)
- Yahya Jalilpiran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0726-6744)
- Mitra Abtahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8807-0705)
- Leila Azadbakht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7169-6960)
- Shervin Kazeminejad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6846-7517)
Institutions
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute (IR)
- University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences (IR)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Research Notes
- Published
- 2025-03-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-025-07155-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services