Perceived stress and dietary choices: the moderating role of stress management

Using the data from the University of Newcastle Student Healthy Lifestyle Survey 2017, Whatnall et al. (2019) investigated the association between psychological stress and resilience with dietary intake among Australian university students. Psychological stress was assessed using the Kessler Scale, resilience was determined by Brief Resilience Scale, while a series of short direct questions allowed […]

In this 2019 preclinical study, juvenile rats were repeatedly placed under social instability stress, modifying its cognitive behaviors and plasticity markers in the brain, before being fed a diet rich in ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, and docosapentaenoic acid and vitamin A for a prolonged period of time, to determine the preventative […]