Background & aims Overall diet quality may partially mediate the detrimental effects of stress
and neuroticism on common mental health problems: stressed and/or neurotic individuals
may be more prone to unhealthy dietary habits, which in turn may contribute to depression
and anxiety. Lifestyle interventions for depressed, anxious or at-risk individuals hinge on this
idea, but evidence to support such pathway is missing. Here, we aim to prospectively
evaluate the role of overall diet quality in common pathways to developing depression and …