Research

We will evaluate validated suicide risk factors through literature review

2. Find validated measures related to risk factors

3. Associate risk factor measures with nutrition and body composition markers (FFQ, 24 hour recall, food security)

4. Develop survey and conduct

Meeting time: Last Friday of every Month at 11am MST  

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What we have been doing:

The Research Working Group has completed an initial exploratory correlation analyses between diet, suicidality, and other related variables using the national YRBSS dataset. 

We used spearman rank correlations to examine the correlations between suicidality and beneficial foods (milk, water, fruit, green salads, non-fried potatoes, carrots, and other vegetables), detrimental foods (sodas, sport drinks), hours of sleep, feelings of sadness, overall mental health, desire to change one's weight, perception of their weight, and other socio-economic variables. 

We found weak correlations between suicidality and consumption of detrimental foods, sleep, and desire to change one's weight. 

One-year Plan:

Over the next year we will refine this analysis between regions and using more sophisticated statistical methods. 

We plan to publish the results in a peer reviewed journal. 

Details of the analysis so far can be found here: osf.io/sh3jv