Our Cognitive-Behavioral Relationship with Junk Food — Interoceptive Awareness to the Rescue?

Our diet-mental health relationship (DMHR) is complex. When it comes to taking control of our dietary intake patterns (from the inside out) and making conscious decisions to support our mood and psychological health, research shows that increasing something called our...

Diet Quality and Mental Health Amongst Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Patients

Taking into consideration the global shift to a diet rich in refined carbohydrates, this exploratory study examined the self-reported dietary habits of psychiatric inpatients in the psychiatric unit of an academic hospital. After gathering a detailed diet history of patients’...

A New Path Forward: Introduction to Nutritional Psychology Methods (NP 110)

Thirty years ago, there existed no university-level education in how diet and nutrients relate to human behavior and psychological functioning. Over time, an increasing number of students, professionals, practitioners, and researchers realized that there is indeed a connection between what...

Nutritional Psychology Influences of Diet on Perception

The global diabetes prevalence in 2019 is estimated to be 9.3% (463 million people), rising to 10.2% (578 million) by 2030 and 10.9% (700 million) by 2045.1 While diabetes is generally approached from a biomedical model, this study demonstrated that psychological and perceptual factors...

Nutritional Psychology: Can a 1-Week Junk Food Diet Change Your Brain and Lead to Overeating?

Researchers are zeroing in on whether high-fat, high-sugar foods can impact our brain, and influence our eating choices. It turns out that they can and do, and the Hippocampus, a major structure within our brain, is one of junk food’s favorite targets.

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Our Cognitive-Behavioral Relationship with Junk Food — Interoceptive Awareness to the Rescue?

Diet Quality and Mental Health Amongst Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Patients

A New Path Forward: Introduction to Nutritional Psychology Methods (NP 110)

Nutritional Psychology Influences of Diet on Perception

Nutritional Psychology: Can a 1-Week Junk Food Diet Change Your Brain and Lead to Overeating?

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