Medscape April 5, 2024
New research adds to the growing evidence that metabolic health affects the brain and can adversely affect mental health.
Among more than 200,000 adults, high glucose and triglycerides and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol were associated with a higher future risk for depression, anxiety, and stress-related disorders.
“These findings may support closer follow-up of individuals with metabolic dysregulations for the prevention and diagnosis of psychiatric disorders,” study investigators, led by Charilaos Chourpiliadis, MD, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, wrote.
The findings also suggest additional studies explore whether intervening in cardiometabolic diseases could counteract these associations, they added.
The study was published online on April 2 in JAMA Network Open.
Higher Glucose, Triglycerides, Cholesterol
The findings stem from longitudinal data on 211,200...
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