Diet, mood & mental health: Can you eat your way to happiness?

We all know the feeling of a post-lunch slump or the Christmas dinner food coma. How else might our diet impact how we feel, and could there be serious implications for our mental health? We dig deep into the science on how what we eat makes us feel. We also discuss the effects of being vegetarian, vegan, keto and paleo on mental health, and what micronutrients we might lack for optimal mental health.

📊 Key research studies we discussed:

• Mice displayed “depression-like behaviour” after 3 weeks of a high-fat diet: Normal diet Vs High fat diet - A comparative study: Behavioral and neuroimmunological changes in adolescent male mice (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2018)
• Large UK-based study showing link between a poor- ...