Course: Food and Mood: Improving Mental Health Through Diet and Nutrition

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

Dietary intake is one of the key modifiable determinants in the complex mix of biopsychosocial factors impacting mental and brain health. This week we unpacked the statistics on diet and …