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Can nutrition affect your mental health? A growing research literature suggests the answer could be yes. Western-style dietary habits, in particular, come under special scrutiny in much of this research. A meta-analysis including studies from 10 countries, conducted by researchers at Linyi People's Hospital in Shandong, China, suggests that ...
Key messages. 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.
This narrative review posits that food consumption and meal selection significantly impact mental health and brain function, including psychological and behavioral reactions like mood, loving relationships, violence, and criminal activity . This review highlights the need for further investigation due to the shift in food behaviors worldwide, changes in mood, mental diseases, and the spread of ...
Jun 12, 2024 · On the basis of the evidence, it is plausible that there is a bidirectional relationship between junk food consumption and mental health . It remains unclear whether the quality of food choices affects susceptibility to poorer mental health outcomes, and/or the experience of unpleasant emotions influences the quality of food selection ...
Abstract. Food insecurity is a significant public health problem worldwide and critical to mental health. There is a complex relationship between food security and mental health. We carried out a narrative review study aiming to address how food insecurity impacts mental wellbeing by focusing on the mental health repercussions of food ...
Sep 18, 2022 · How the foods you eat affect your mental health. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that helps regulate sleep and appetite, mediate moods, and inhibit pain. Since about 95% of your serotonin is produced in your gastrointestinal tract, and your gastrointestinal tract is lined with a hundred million nerve cells, or neurons, it makes sense that the ...
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Jun 29, 2020 · A more recent explanation for the way in which our food may affect our mental wellbeing is the effect of dietary patterns on the gut microbiome—a broad term that refers to the trillions of microbial organisms, including bacteria, viruses, and archaea, living in the human gut. The gut microbiome interacts with the brain in bidirectional ways ...
