{"id":11552,"date":"2017-03-27T08:50:24","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T12:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/?p=11552"},"modified":"2017-03-27T08:50:24","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T12:50:24","slug":"how-what-you-eat-may-affect-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/index.php\/how-what-you-eat-may-affect-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"How what you eat may affect mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p id=\"abstract\">Mental health is influenced by many factors, and a new study finds that what a person eats may play a bigger role than we realize. The cause and effect relationship that we understand between food and physical health has parallels to mental health. Certain diets, like the Mediterranean diet, may lower the risk of depression. Another area in which food can impact mental health is through the bacteria in the gut. The gut bacteria&#8217;s role in controlling inflammation is an important one.<\/p>\n<p id=\"takeawayheader\">Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">Neurologists may start to require dietary consults, as new research makes it clear that neurotransmitters are affected by the foods we eat.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">Natural mood-elevators, such as zinc, magnesium, iron and B vitamins can also be key in keeping mind&#8217;s and spirits healthy.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway3\">Fermented foods and other digestion-promoting nutrients may also affect the brain, as the gut, as neuron activity occurs between the digestive and cognitive regions of the body.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"quote\">&#8220;While a number of factors are at play when considering who\u2019s at risk, a new field of study called nutritional psychiatry looks at how diet can impact mental health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"readmoretext\">Read more: <\/span><a id=\"source\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/what-you-eat-may-affect-mental-health\/\">http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/what-you-eat-may-affect-mental-health\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"task_trail\" style=\"display:none\">(abstract 3B623HUYJ4RLVU7KWJEXQ6EBPLC8SS 3UJ1CZ6IZHQ5VWMBPNCW2606EGCS5L A1H5AJ0OEOLB3S)(authorquote 3GKAWYFRAPU0ZXNJLALJHTN1DS5DPQ 36TFCYNS44BP76S5KZJSQBKOY47XHH A2QZ9BEY8M0632)(keypoints 3OZ4VAIBEXGQ73K7HIGTQJ7W403JVV 3SB4CE2TJVWAXJKRET909PXKL9JAXL A1X84CLJ7N1PLZ)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mental health is influenced by many factors, and a new study finds that what a person eats may play a bigger role than we realize. 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