Nutrition-Mental Health Survey 2026
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Integrating Nutrition into Mental Healthcare: Assessing Current Training, Beliefs, and Future Directions for Psychologists

Psychologists increasingly recognize the bidirectional relationship between diet and mental health, yet most report limited formal training in nutrition and a strong desire for further education in this area. Interprofessional collaboration between psychologists and dietitians is gaining momentum. Evidence suggests...

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Can Better Collaboration Between Dietitians and Psychologists Enhance Depression Treatment?

Results of an online survey published in Translational Issues in Psychological Science examined some of the benefits and barriers to collaboration between dietitians and psychologists in depression treatment All participating clinicians agreed that there is a relationship between diet and...

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Do Different Brain Neurons Control Eating for Need vs. Pleasure?

A study on mice published in Nature Metabolism examined how a group of GABAergic proenkephalin neurons in the diagonal band of Broca region of the brain responds to food presentation. A subset of neurons linking to the paraventricular nucleus of...

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Does Eating Lots of Junk Food Lead to Poor Mental Health?

A meta-analysis published in BMC Psychiatry examined the results of 17 studies and found that high junk food consumption is associated with poorer mental health. Junk food consumption was associated with 15% higher odds of having depression and experiencing stress....

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Do Parents and Children Tend to Have Similar Eating Habits?

A U.K. study published in Appetite compared children's eating patterns to those of their parents Parents who really enjoyed their food and were prone to emotional overeating had an increased likelihood of having children with similar eating behaviors and a...

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