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- Several credible systematic reviews have shown that a diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins can help to improve overall mood and general feelings of happiness; it can also reduce symptoms of depression. Specific diet interventions can help improve the symptoms of some mental health disorders.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evidence-based-living/202001/the-foods-we-eat-do-affect-our-mental-health-heres-the-proofThe Foods We Eat Do Affect Our Mental Health. Here's the ...
While acknowledging the complex, multidirectional nature of the relationships between diet and mental health (fig 1), in this article we focus on the ways in which certain foods and dietary patterns could affect mental health.
It has long been suspected that the relative abundance of specific nutrients can affect cognitive processes and emotions. Newly described influences of dietary factors on neuronal function and synaptic plasticity have revealed some of the vital ...
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.
- Joseph Firth, James E Gangwisch, Alessandra Borisini, Robyn E Wootton, Robyn E Wootton, Emeran A May...
- 2020
Dec 6, 2017 · In this review, we will discuss the extent of, and mechanisms for, diet’s influence on mood and cognition during different stages of life, with a focus on microglial activation,...
- Sarah J. Spencer, Aniko Korosi, Sophie Layé, Barbara Shukitt-Hale, Ruth M. Barrientos
- 2017
Therefore, we undertook an analysis of diets that could potentially affect mental health such as the MIND diet, the Mediterranean diet, and the ketogenic diet. The MIND diet is a dietary recommendation to counteract neurodegenerative brain changes and improve nervous system function.
Oct 31, 2023 · Nutrition influences brain function at multiple levels, from molecular and cellular mechanisms to the complex neural networks that underlie human intelligence and mental health. Despite the growing recognition of nutrition’s impact on the brain, researchers face several scientific challenges.
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Healthy eating patterns, such as the Mediterranean diet, are associ-ated with better mental health than “unhealthy” eating patterns, such as the Western diet. The effects of certain foods or die-tary patterns on glycaemia, immune activation, and the gut microbiome may play a role in the relationships between food and mood.
