A influência da alimentação na prevenção e tratamento da depressão: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

Depression is characterized by a mental disorder that affects several people in the

world. Maintaining a healthy eating habit throughout life helps prevent various non- communicable chronic diseases, ensuring physical and mental well-being, as one of

the main health risks is the habit of unhealthy eating. So, changes in eating habits imply psychological changes, as in the case of depression. Thus, this monographic work has the general objective of analyzing how eating habits influence the prevention and treatment of depression. The research was carried out through a bibliographical survey, with a qualitative approach, through the integrative literature review, in academic books, magazines and scientific articles, which supported the elaboration of the content, whose type of research was the most appropriate for the construction of the general theme. The search for articles was carried out in databases such as PubMed, Medline, Lilacs, Google Scholar and Scielo Brasil, published in the last 10 years, in Portuguese and English, and the search for articles for the discussion resulted in a total of 16 studies related to the topic. The results obtained from the research correspond to the exposed problem, in a positive way, which contributed to the final conclusion of the work. It is concluded that nutrients such as vitamin B12, vitamin D, folate, tryptophan, omega-3, from fruits, vegetables, oilseeds, fish, among other nutritionally rich and balanced foods, contribute to improving a picture of depressive disorder, highlighting the importance to maintain a healthy eating habit, as well as the importance of the professional nutritionist in the prevention and treatment of this disorder, since there is a need for careful care and detailed guidance, preparing a food plan with the appropriate nutrients to address nutritional deficiencies.