The optimal diet for a healthy gut
Diet quantity and quality have a crucial impact on the gut microbiota composition and function. Several factors are thought to impact the gut microbiota. We also discussed that one of …
Course: Food and Mood: Improving Mental Health Through Diet and Nutrition
Managing inflammation
Current evidence shows that inflammation can be managed by diet. In Week 1 we discussed how poor diets are the key contributing factor to premature mortality worldwide. Western-style diets have …
Why diet is important for mental and brain health
Observational evidence points to strong links between dietary intake and mental health symptoms. There are several close co-morbid links between mental and physical health: Individuals with serious mental disorders have …
Inflammation: is your body and brain on fire?
Evidence shows that mental health issues might be linked to the immune system and inflammation. Factors contributing to inflammation There are several factors that could contribute to the state of …
What’s on for next week?
Diet quality and mental outcomes are directly linked to physiological processes. Next week, we will unpack some of the mechanisms that explain how diet and nutrition might influence mental and …
Misconceptions and myths
You may have heard the saying: ‘a good diet is a sustainable diet’. Despite this simple logic, consumers, health professionals and scientists are equally fascinated by a wide range of …
To eat or not to eat: personalised nutrition
Everyone has different dietary and nutrition needs. Dietary recommendations must also be tailored to each individual to address their specific preferences, health needs and socio-economic environment. So how can we …
Let’s get started
Welcome back to Week 2 of Food and Mood. Last week, we explored the current evidence on diet and mental health, and looked at some foundational concepts. This week, we’ll …
Key ideas and principles
Dietary intake is one of the key modifiable factors in the complex mix of aspects impacting mental and brain health. This week we unpacked the statistics on diet and mental …
Let’s keep talking
Congratulations on completing Food and Mood. We hope you enjoyed learning about how the foods we eat affect our mental and brain health, the mechanisms of action between our gut …
Key ideas and principles
There are a number of factors that support successful dietary behaviour change to incorporate the ModiMed diet. In our final week, we unpacked the randomised controlled trial (the SMILES trial) …
How to Evaluate Food Information
With so much information available, it’s important to evaluate your choices. Human eating behaviours are influenced by many biological, personal, environmental, economic and social factors. Many of us may also …
Nutraceuticals
Current research shows that some nutraceutical and dietary supplements could help manage mental health. Nutraceuticals are usually defined as foods or food components with the functional capacity to prevent or …
Let’s get started
Welcome back to Week 3 of Food and Mood. In Week 1, we covered the foundation concepts of food and mood. We then built on this knowledge in Week 2 …
What’s on for next week
Dietary change is a key moderator for mental and brain health. Next week we will have a closer look at dietary interventions that might be useful at managing mental health. …
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Food and Mood: Improving Mental Health Through Diet and Nutrition
