Depression affects millions of people worldwide, yet many sufferers remain unaware that their kitchen might hold more powerful mood-lifting tools than their medicine cabinet. The connection between ...

But “humans are one highly complex, highly integrated system,” says Felice Jacka, co-director of the Food and Mood Centre at ...

April 25, 2012 — Eating too much junk food may increase risk for depression, a large study suggests. In a cohort study of almost 9000 adults in Spain, those who consistently consumed "fast food," such ...

A viral claim links ultra-processed foods to worsening mental health among young adults, but what does scientific research actually show?

Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects about 10.4 percent of adults in one year and 20.6 percent over a lifetime (Hasin, 2018). Unfortunately, by themselves, psychotherapy and antidepressants only ...

For ages, dietary patterns have been linked to mental health, but there is little evidence on how food and drink affect depression across age groups and between the sexes. A recent paper in the ...

Food insecurity is not only linked with, but directly causes symptoms of anxiety and depression, according to research published in the open-access journal PLOS Mental Health. Subscribe to our ...