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An analysis of the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study data published in Nutrients reported that children eating healthier diets tended to have lower depression and anxiety symptoms Mothers eating healthier diets during pregnancy tended to have children with less depression and anxiety symptoms Children eating healthier diets at 3 and 7 years tended […]
A study of genetically engineered mice published in Nature Communications showed that a set of neurons in the midbrain called vesicular GABA transporter-expressing GABAergic neurons (or vgat l/vlPAG neurons for short) controls food-seeking and eating behaviors. Activity of these neurons alone induced food-seeking behavior, including hunting and foraging for inanimate food items. Their activation resulted […]
A paper published in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews shows that humans have a bidirectional relationship between memory and eating Memory of recent meals limits subsequent food intake, and this memory is impaired in obese individuals Excessive food intake likely disrupts the functioning of the part of the hippocampus that plays a role in food-related memory, […]
A large epidemiological study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics reported an association between the consumption of ultra-processed food and chronic insomnia Overall, 19.4% of individuals had symptoms of chronic insomnia, and ultra-processed foods were 16% of participants’ daily food intake However, increasing ultra-processed food intake by 10% was associated […]
A series of five experiments published in Communications Psychology found that individuals exposed to or imagining natural environments tend to choose healthier foods. The effects were present across various foods and beverages and 3 different countries. They were detectable both when individuals were walking in a park and when they were looking at photos of […]
People have expectations about how much they will enjoy their food and other enjoyable during eat activities A new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: Attitudes and Social Cognition proposes that when they do not experience the expected joy due to distraction, people will want to eat more to compensate They […]
A series of experiments published in Brain Behavior and Immunity revealed that exposing mice to chronic stress reduced the levels of a protein called mucin 13. Deleting the gene that encodes mucin 13 was sufficient to create the changes in the chronic stress and gut microbiome seen after exposure to chronic stress and to produce […]
An analysis of UK Biobank data published in Nature Mental Health revealed that elderly individuals eating a balanced diet tended to have better mental health and cognitive abilities than individuals with other types of dietary preferences. Study authors identified three additional dietary types – vegetarian, starch-free or reduced starch, and high protein-low fiber. The study […]
A study on rats published in Brain Behavior and Immunity found that raising them from an early age on Western-style meals resulted in impaired memory function. These impairments were dependent on the brain’s hippocampus region and persisted after rats returned to consuming healthy diets. The memory impairment was caused by dysregulated acetylcholine signaling. We all […]
A study using positronic emission tomography published in the International Journal of Obesity found that obese men need extra energy to resist the desire to eat Just presenting men with their favorite foods increased the use of glucose in several areas of the brain, regardless of obesity The brains of obese men required more energy […]
