Research scientists from University College London, was another confirmation of the fact that there is a strong link between nutrition and mental health. Scientists found that people whose usual type of food close to the so-called Mediterranean diet are much less likely to be susceptible to depression.
The results of this work published in The Independent. They indicate that in the treatment of depression is extremely important to practice “diet counseling” patients, as certain foods provide anti-inflammatory effect on the nervous system and thereby protect against the development of mental disorders. Scientists found that people eating according to the principles of the Mediterranean diet, 33% less prone to depression.
The Mediterranean diet is based on the national cuisine of the Mediterranean. The main source of nutrients there are plant proteins, consumed a lot of vegetables (kg per day), bread. In the Mediterranean diet very little fatty meat is used fresh fish, seafood, lean meat, vegetable oils, primarily olive oil.
“There is a strong link between a Mediterranean diet and a lower susceptibility to inflammatory diseases as well as depression,” reported the authors after they had analyzed the eating habits of 36 thousand people from France, Australia, Spain, USA and UK.
Scientists believe that depression in humans develops as a consequence of systemic inflammation throughout the body. Inflammation, in turn, is triggered by food, whose components activate the movement of inflammatory conglomerates in the circulatory system. Such food, according to them, are alcohol, harmful saturated fats and sugar products.
The researchers said that “the relationship between the gut and the brain plays a key role in mental health, and it is modulated by gastrointestinal bacteria”. Healthy intestinal flora products and healthier mental state, experts say.
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