How Much Do Nutritional Psychologists Really Make? And How Do I Become One?

A Guide to the Field of Nutritional Psychology: Education, Salary, and More To see a more updated version of this article, visit here. Note: This guide was written by the developer of the field of Nutritional Psychology, and reviewed by...

Nutritional Psychology Programs and Education

There is a crucial need to deliver better education to the public and clinicians about the role of diets and nutrients in sustaining mental health (Huang 2019). Nutritional Psychology (NP) is the area of study that examines the relationship between...

The Evolution of Food and Mood: A New Conceptualization in Mental Healthcare

The foods that comprise our dietary and nutrient intake patterns can influence virtually every aspect of our psychological functioning. Most people are aware of the mood-relaxing effects of tryptophan in turkey, and the energizing effects of caffeine, but few are...

Nutritional Psychology: Towards the Development of a New Integrated Model of Mental Healthcare

So many of us have powerful feelings and experiences related to the foods we eat. Yet many of these experiences aren’t validated through research, nor are they adequately addressed within the current mental healthcare model. The Center for Nutritional Psychology...

Can Three Weeks of Healthy Eating Improve Depressive Symptoms in Young People?

In this recent study published in October of 2019, Dr. Heather Francis and her colleagues conducted a randomized controlled trial to determine whether a brief 3-week healthy dietary intervention could reduce symptoms of depression in young adults (click here to watch...