The association between Dairy Intake, Simple Sugars and ‎Body ‎Mass Index with Expression and Extent of Anger in ‎Female ‎Students

A significant increase in violence in the world and its impact on public health and ýsociety can be an important reason to offer solutions to reduce or control anger. Studies ýhave shown that specific food groups may be effective in controlling mental disorders ýsuch as depression, anxiety and anger. The purpose of this study was to determine the ýrelationship between food intake and Body Mass Index on state-trait anger expression ýin female students of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. ý
In this cross-sectional study, 114 female students were randomly selected from ýdormitories of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Body height and ýweight were measured using the scale and stadiometer, respectively. The required data ýfor evaluating the relationship between state-trait anger expression and food ýconsumption groups were collected using State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2 ýý (STAXI-2) and Food Frequency questionnaires.ý
The results revealed a significant negative correlation between consumption of dairy ýproduct and trait anger (angry reaction), (P = 0.015). This association remained ýsignificant after adjustment of confounding factors. No significant correlations were ýfound between other food groups as well as BMI and state-trait anger expression.ý
The higher intake of dairy products reduced state-trait anger expression. This result is ýconsistent with the findings of many studies on the effect of dairy consumption on ýmental disorders. Therefore, consumption of dairy products can be a solution for ýreducing anger.ý