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The Krece Plus questionnaire (Food habits), Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21, metal health), and the CogniFit (executive functions) test were used to assess the study variables. Results: The poor and moderate food habits groups reported higher prevalence of extremely severe anxiety (poor, 40.8%; moderate, 41.4%; good, 21.6%; p = 0.013) and extremely severe depression (poor, 20.4%; moderate, 21.3%; good, 5.7%; p &lt; 0.001). The food habits were linked inversely to anxiety (\u03b2 \u22120.07, 95%CI \u22120.11 to \u22120.03, p = 0.001), depression (\u03b2 \u22120.08, 95%CI \u22120.12 to \u22120.04, p &lt; 0.001), stress (\u03b2 \u22120.07, 95%CI \u22120.11 to \u22120.02, p = 0.004), and total score of negative mental health (\u03b2 \u22120.03, 95%CI \u22120.04 to \u22120.01, p &lt; 0.001). 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