Table 1_Anti-inflammatory diets and mental health: a scoping review of randomized controll

42 randomized controlled trials and 23 systematic evidence syntheses were identified in a scoping review examining links between anti-inflammatory diets and mental health. The review, authored by Meredith L. Sprengel and published on figshare in April 2026, analyzed 21,923 records from scientific databases. Findings suggest anti-inflammatory dietary patterns, particularly the Mediterranean diet, are most consistently associated with improvements in depressive symptoms.

Use Cases

• Evidence mapping for dietary interventions based on the review's synthesis of 65 included studies.
• Analyzing intervention efficacy for depression based on the reported positive findings for depressive symptoms.
• Identifying research gaps for anxiety outcomes based on the description of heterogeneous and less consistent evidence.
• Studying methodological heterogeneity in nutrition trials based on the described limitations in interventions, populations, and outcome measures.

Strengths

• The review process was systematic, involving duplicate article screening and standardized data extraction.
• Synthesizes evidence from two major study types: 42 randomized controlled trials and 23 systematic evidence syntheses.
• Clear focus on a specific research question linking anti-inflammatory dietary patterns to mental health outcomes.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 295.1 KB PDF summary; the underlying trial data and full review matrices are not provided.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the review text.
• Interpretation is limited by heterogeneity in dietary interventions, study designs, populations, and outcome measures as noted in the conclusion.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Meredith L. Sprengel.

Collection Method

Scoping review methodology with searches in scientific databases, duplicate screening, and standardized data extraction.

Time Range

Literature review covering records through February 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 13:28:58; includes literature searches through February 2025.

Geography

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