TY - JOUR
T1 - Narrative review of the link between intake of carbohydrates and mental health
T2 - Focus on anxiety and insomnia in adults
AU - Kose, Junko
AU - Duquenne, Pauline
AU - Srour, Bernard
AU - Debras, Charlotte
AU - Léger, Damien
AU - Péneau, Sandrine
AU - Galan, Pilar
AU - Hercberg, Serge
AU - Touvier, Mathilde
AU - Andreeva, Valentina A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Société française de nutrition
PY - 2023/4
Y1 - 2023/4
N2 - The burden of anxiety disorders, insomnia and their comorbidity has been well documented. This narrative review aims to synthesize current knowledge and discuss the results of studies from the field of nutritional epidemiology and nutritional psychiatry on the link between carbohydrate intakes and mental health. The review includes studies on anxiety or insomnia with ≥ 1000 adult participants from non-clinical populations. Most of the existing studies on anxiety and insomnia in relation to carbohydrate intake were cross-sectional, suggesting overall positive associations. Variables reflecting carbohydrate intakes positively associated with anxiety or insomnia were percentage of energy from carbohydrates, total and complex carbohydrates, starches, added sugars, refined grains, sweetened beverages, confectionary, pasta, glycemic index and glycemic load. In order to infer causality regarding the effect of carbohydrate intake on these two mental disorders, future prospective observational and interventional studies would be needed.
AB - The burden of anxiety disorders, insomnia and their comorbidity has been well documented. This narrative review aims to synthesize current knowledge and discuss the results of studies from the field of nutritional epidemiology and nutritional psychiatry on the link between carbohydrate intakes and mental health. The review includes studies on anxiety or insomnia with ≥ 1000 adult participants from non-clinical populations. Most of the existing studies on anxiety and insomnia in relation to carbohydrate intake were cross-sectional, suggesting overall positive associations. Variables reflecting carbohydrate intakes positively associated with anxiety or insomnia were percentage of energy from carbohydrates, total and complex carbohydrates, starches, added sugars, refined grains, sweetened beverages, confectionary, pasta, glycemic index and glycemic load. In order to infer causality regarding the effect of carbohydrate intake on these two mental disorders, future prospective observational and interventional studies would be needed.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Carbohydrates
KW - Insomnia
KW - Narrative review
KW - Sugar
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85141996181&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.cnd.2022.09.005
DO - 10.1016/j.cnd.2022.09.005
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85141996181
SN - 0007-9960
VL - 58
SP - 111
EP - 123
JO - Cahiers de Nutrition et de Dietetique
JF - Cahiers de Nutrition et de Dietetique
IS - 2
ER -