Monday, January 16, 2006
Mental Health and Diet
Something we've known for a while here at Digest- diet can affect mental health. The changes in the nation's diet over the last fifty years have been linked to rises in depression and mental illnesses. The news item has a useful list of disorders and what diet issues could be causing tyhem-Depression - Linked to low intakes of fish - high in omega-3 fatty acids which are essential for good brain health
Schizophrenia - Epidemiological evidence has shown sufferers have lower levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids, unclear though what changes need to address this
Alzheimer's disease - Some studies have suggested high vegetable consumption can protect against the brain disorder
ADHD - Research shown children with disorder are low in iron and fatty acids
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posted by I at 7:23 am
