The role of diet and nutrition on mental health and wellbeing

This 2014 article describes the complex nature of food consumption and its link with mood and brain signalling, while also touching on the sensations of reward and gratification associated with eating certain foods — the dangerous sequence of biological events that overrides an individual’s satiety and hunger signals. This constant search for dopamine, the chemical […]

A number of mental health advantages have been associated with the Mediterranean diet (MED) and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH). However, their specific impact on young adults, a particularly vulnerable group, remains unclear. This study by Kazeminejad et al. (2025) looked at the connection between young Iranian boys’ eating habits and their degrees […]