Gut microbiome-wide association study of depressive symptoms

Accumulating evidence suggests that the gut microbiome can modulate brain processes and behaviors relevant to eating behavior and reward signaling through the dynamic communication pathways of the microbiota-gut-brain axis. Altered gut microbial composition has been linked to disordered eating patterns, implicating the gut microbiome as both a potential mechanism underlying eating disorders and a target […]

Eating disorders and anxiety disorders can occur simultaneously, with anxiety being more prevalent in women. With the growing field of nutritional psychiatry, there is increasing interest in how diet quality impacts anxiety pathophysiology and the role of the gut microbiome in mediating these effects. Although there is a reciprocal association between anxiety and nutrition, making […]