Diet and Mental Health
The Gut-Brain Connection: How Diet and Mental Health Are Linked
(Rider University)
The belief that “you are what you eat” is gaining more and more credibility through the emerging field of nutritional psychiatry. Researchers in this field — psychologists, dietitians, nutritionists, and more — are finding compelling evidence that your food choices and diet are directly linked to depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues. If you or someone you know has been struggling with constant feelings of melancholy and/or general sluggishness, an unhealthy diet may be the reason why.
This link between personal nutrition and mental health is commonly referred to as the “food-mood connection.” However, if we dive deeper, it has been found that the way food is processed in our guts — and maintaining a healthy gut bacteria — is what improves our mood and decreases feelings of mental health conditions. This “gut-brain connection” may be a more accurate way to describe the correlation between diet and mental health.
Read the full article here:
online.rider.edu/online-bachelors-degrees/allied-health/understanding-effects-diet-on-mental-health/
(Rider University)
The belief that “you are what you eat” is gaining more and more credibility through the emerging field of nutritional psychiatry. Researchers in this field — psychologists, dietitians, nutritionists, and more — are finding compelling evidence that your food choices and diet are directly linked to depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues. If you or someone you know has been struggling with constant feelings of melancholy and/or general sluggishness, an unhealthy diet may be the reason why.
This link between personal nutrition and mental health is commonly referred to as the “food-mood connection.” However, if we dive deeper, it has been found that the way food is processed in our guts — and maintaining a healthy gut bacteria — is what improves our mood and decreases feelings of mental health conditions. This “gut-brain connection” may be a more accurate way to describe the correlation between diet and mental health.
Read the full article here:
online.rider.edu/online-bachelors-degrees/allied-health/understanding-effects-diet-on-mental-health/
