Nutritional Psychiatry: Focuses on Improving Mental Health through Diet (original) (raw)

Diet and nutrition have a significant role in both physical health as well as mental health, according to a growing body of studies. A growing body of evidence shows that a poor diet may contribute to the development of mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. Despite the lack of scientific evidence, scientists are now looking at the link between diet and mental health, which has hitherto been mostly ignored. Epidemiology does not show the fundamental reasons or processes of a good diet and mental health. What is going on should be the primary goal of future studies. High-quality, well-powered randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are needed to go from population-based observations to individualised nutrition. Nutritional psychiatry is a relatively new discipline, and this overview examines the empirical evidence that supports the necessity for a well-balanced diet for mental health. Evidence on nutrition and mental health is scant in terms of causation and underlying processes. In the future, researchers should focus on understanding out how everything works together. High-quality, well-powered randomised controlled trials should focus on transitioning from population-based observations to individual nutrition. You may learn more about why a healthy diet is so important for mental health by looking at the scientific data.