Association between eating behaviour and diet quality: eating alone vs. eating with others

This 2021 study tested whether the quality of a marriage can influence depressive symptoms, and gut diversity, richness, and permeability. Marital quality was assessed using the Couples Satisfaction Index, while stool and blood samples were taken on two occasions (about 90 days apart on average). Those couples with clinically significant relationship issues saw their depression […]

Research has shown correlations between food, eating habits, loneliness or social isolation, and significant health repercussions. Dietary habits and loneliness are acknowledged as health factors that should be the focus of individual, group, and population-level interventions. However, the level of evidence evaluating such connections remains insufficient. In this scoping review, Hanna et al. (2023) compiled […]