Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Psychiatry 1735-4587 11 1 2016 02 23 43 50 EN Naser Kalantari Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Saeid Doaei Student’s Research Committee, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Maedeh Gordali Department of Community Nutrition, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Ghazal Rahimzadeh Department of Food Science and Technology, Science and Research Branch, Azad University, Tehran, Iran Maryam‏ ‏ Gholamalizadeh Food Security Research Center, Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran 2016 02 22 Objective: A significant increase in violence in the world and its impact on public health and ‎society can be an important reason to offer solutions to reduce or control anger. Studies ‎have shown that specific food groups may be effective in controlling mental disorders ‎such as depression, anxiety and anger. The purpose of this study was to determine the ‎relationship between food intake and Body Mass Index on state-trait anger expression ‎in female students of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Method: In this cross-sectional study, 114 female students were randomly selected from ‎dormitories of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Body height and ‎weight were measured using the scale and stadiometer, respectively. The required data ‎for evaluating the relationship between state-trait anger expression and food ‎consumption groups were collected using State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2 ‎‎ (STAXI-2) and Food Frequency questionnaires.‎ Results: The results revealed a significant negative correlation between consumption of dairy ‎product and trait anger (angry reaction), (P = 0.015). This association remained ‎significant after adjustment of confounding factors. No significant correlations were ‎found between other food groups as well as BMI and state-trait anger expression.‎ Conclusion: The higher intake of dairy products reduced state-trait anger expression. This result is ‎consistent with the findings of many studies on the effect of dairy consumption on ‎mental disorders. Therefore, consumption of dairy products can be a solution for ‎reducing anger.‎ https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/625 https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/download/625/545