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1. www.apa.org › monitor › 2017The link between food and mental health

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   Other psychologists are exploring the role of omega-3 fatty acids. Thanks to its anti-inflammatory properties and effects on dopamine and serotonin transmission, omega-3 has a role in brain development and functioning, with deficiencies linked to mental health problems, says Mary A. Fristad, PhD, of the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

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

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   Depression and anxiety are the most common mental health conditions worldwide, making them a leading cause of disability. 1 Even beyond diagnosed conditions, subclinical symptoms of depression and anxiety affect the wellbeing and functioning of a large proportion of the population. 2 Therefore, new approaches to managing both clinically diagnosed and subclinical depression and anxiety are needed.

3. www.health.harvard.edu › blog › diet-and-depressionDiet and depression - Harvard Health

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   Diet is such an important component of mental health that it has inspired an entire field of medicine called nutritional psychiatry. Mind-body medicine specialist Eva Selhub, MD has written a superb summary of what nutritional psychiatry is and what it means for you right here on this blog, and it's worth reading. What it boils down to is that what...

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   One could argue that, well, being depressed makes us more likely to eat unhealthy foods. This is true, so we should ask what came first, the diet or the depression? Researchers have addressed this question, thankfully. Another large analysis looked only at prospective studies, meaning, they looked at baseline diet and then calculated the risk of st...

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   The gist of it is, eat plants, and lots of them, including fruits and veggies, whole grains (in unprocessed form, ideally), seeds and nuts, with some lean proteins like fish and yogurt. Avoid things made with added sugars or flours (like breads, baked goods, cereals, and pastas), and minimize animal fats, processed meats (sorry, bacon), and butter....

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   Dietary patterns and depression risk: A meta-analysis.Psychiatry Research, July 2017. Diet quality and depression risk: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies. Journal of Affective Disorders, January 15, 2018.

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   • Author: Monique Tello, MD, MPH

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4. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles › PMC2738337Understanding nutrition, depression and mental illnesses

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   Depression is more typically thought of as strictly biochemical-based or emotionally-rooted. On the contrary, nutrition can play a key role in the onset as well as severity and duration of depression. Many of the easily noticeable food patterns that precede depression are the same as those that occur during depression.

5. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles › PMC6769512Linking What We Eat to Our Mood: A Review of Diet, Dietary ...

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   Stress also plays a role in precipitating depression, through regulating pathways in the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems and inflammatory responses that could also be induced by the stress [25,26]. Inflammatory responses play an important role in the pathophysiology of numerous mental illnesses including depression.

6. www.bmj.com › content › 369Food and mood: how do diet and nutrition affect mental ...

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   Jun 29, 2020 · Poor nutrition may be a causal factor in the experience of low mood, and improving diet may help to protect not only the physical health but also the mental health of the population, say Joseph Firth and colleagues ### Key messages Depression and anxiety are the most common mental health conditions worldwide, making them a leading cause of disability.1 Even beyond diagnosed conditions ...

7. www.cambridge.org › core › journalsNutritional considerations in major depressive disorder ...

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   Nov 15, 2023 · Depression is a multifaceted condition with diverse underlying causes. Several contributing and inter-related factors such as genetic, nutritional, neurological, physiological, gut-brain-axis, metabolic and psychological stress factors play a role in the pathophysiology of depression.