Objetivo: avaliar sintomas depressivos em pacientes vegetarianos e onívoros de Pernambuco (Brasil). Método: A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de questionário online autoaplicável, contendo a Escala de Rastreamento Populacional para Depressão do Centro de Estudos Epidemiológicos (CES-D). O instrumento é composto por 20 questões, cujas respostas ajudam a detectar sintomas de depressão em populações adultas. Para análise dos dados, foram utilizados média e desvio padrão, e valores de p e teste de Student Um total de 106 indivíduos responderam o questionário, sendo destes 53 onívoros e 53 vegetarianos. Resultados: ambos os grupos, onívoros e vegetarianos, apresentaram um score aumentado para depressão (acima de 16 pontos). Estes escores não diferem de acordo com estilo de dieta, não havendo diferença estatística entre os grupos. Não houve associação entre dietas vegetarianas e sintomas depressivos, pelo menos no aspecto clínico e com a escala escolhida. Conclusão: ressalta-se a importância de avaliar o aumento dos escores em ambos os grupos. Mais estudos são necessários para elucidar esses mecanismos. Descritores: Transtornos Mentais; Alimentação; Saúde Mental.
The Caatinga, of Brazilian exclusivity, is compound by adapted plants for the climate-specific conditions present in this region. The natural resources in this phytogeography domain are used for local communities as foods source, regional economics develops, and traditional medicine. Folk medicine is applied as a local tradition through the fraction of the plants, such as roots, leaves, and fruits, to treat inflammation, tumor, metabolic or degenerative diseases. Although the technological pharmaceutical industrial process shows exponential development in benefits for human health, the search for new treatments, naturals, and alternatives linked with the significant consciousness of the populations some knowledge about folk medicine and their natural compounds are not vast. In this way, the present review aimed to realize the systematic research considering 26 species endemics in Caatinga and their most significant biological potential. As a result, it was observed that have more studies with the antioxidative and immunomodulatory activities. The previous knowledge shows the relation between the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the development of different immunological diseases. With this review, we propose to contribute to the biotechnological potential of the Caatinga for science health.
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