Nutrition and Mental Health—How the Food We Eat Can Affect Our Mood

Abstract

Food is vital for our survival, it gives us energy, helps us grow, and keeps us healthy. But can it also a ect our mood? Science says it can. In the past, a great deal of research has explored how food can a ect our physical health. Although this is important, exciting research is now exploring how food can influence our mood and our mental health. Mental health conditions, such as depression a ect a significant number of people. This makes research into the e ects of food and mood crucial, as food may o er a strategy to help prevent people from getting depression and also help them when they already have depression. Although we are not yet able to explain the exact ways in which food may a ect our mood, this research has the potential to decrease the number of people who su er from mental health conditions, such as depression.