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      • Caloric intake and diet composition have large and lasting effects on cognition and emotion, especially during critical periods in development, but the neural mechanisms for these effects are not well understood.
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      Food for thought: how nutrition impacts cognition and emotion

  2. www.nature.com › articles › s41538/017/0008-yFood for thought: how nutrition impacts cognition and emotion

    Dec 6, 2017 · Caloric intake and diet composition have large and lasting effects on cognition and emotion, especially during critical periods in development, but the neural mechanisms for these...

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  3. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles › PMC2805706Brain foods: the effects of nutrients on brain function - PMC

    Caloric intake and cognition Caloric restriction. Altering the caloric content of the diet is a potential means by which to affect cognitive capacity. New research indicates that metabolic processes that are initiated by the burning of fuels in mitochondria can modulate select aspects of synaptic plasticity and hence have the potential to ...

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  5. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles › PMC7322666Food and mood: how do diet and nutrition affect mental ...

    Healthy eating patterns, such as the Mediterranean diet, are associated with better mental health than “unhealthy” eating patterns, such as the Western diet. The effects of certain foods or dietary patterns on glycaemia, immune activation, and the gut microbiome may play a role in the relationships between food and mood.

  6. www.nutritional-psychology.org › researchFood for thought: how nutrition impacts cognition and emotion

    May 12, 2021 · Hoping to better understand the cognitive–emotional processes associated with overconsumption of food, this 2017 article looks at recent research linking dietary fat intake and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid imbalance with inflammation in developing, adult, and aged brains.

  7. www.sciencedirect.com › science › articleThe impact of dietary macronutrient intake on cognitive ...

    Jun 1, 2021 · In sum, dietary macronutrient intake affects cognitive functions and behavior via neurotransmitters directly, and in the case of serotonin indirectly via insulin metabolism. Most elucidated are effects on dopaminergic and serotonergic pathways via tyrosine and tryptophan.

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  8. www.sciencedirect.com › science › articleNutritional psychiatry: Towards improving mental health by ...

    Dec 1, 2019 · Accumulating data suggests that this may indeed be the case and that diet and nutrition are not only critical for human physiology and body composition, but also have significant effects on mood and mental wellbeing.

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  10. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › 34139473The impact of dietary macronutrient intake on cognitive ...

    In conclusion, macronutrient intake affects cognitive function both acutely and in the long-term, involving peripheral and central mechanisms. A healthy diet supports brain integrity and functionality, whereas inadequate nutrition compromises it.