ReviewFrontiers in nutrition2021
The Impact of Nutrients on Mental Health and Well-Being: Insights From the Literature.
Review in Frontiers in nutrition, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 83 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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83 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 169 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Improving Eating Habits at the Office: An Umbrella Review of Nutritional Interventions.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
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- The Moderating Role of Dietary Quality and Dietary Fibre Intake on the Mood Effects of Positive Expressive Writing: A Pilot Study.Nutrients · 2024Trial
- Maternal mood, anxiety and mental health functioning after combined myo-inositol, probiotics, micronutrient supplementation from preconception: Findings from the NiPPeR RCT.Psychiatry research · 2024Trial
- Associations of Mediterranean diet with psychological ill-being and well-being throughout the pregnancy course: The GESTAFIT project.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Trial
- Effect of Nutritional Factors on Mental Health Problems in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Narrative Synthesis of Current Evidence.Brain and behavior · 2026Review
- Nutritional status and mental health burden among adults living with disabilities in urban Ghana: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Health Benefits of a StandardizedFood science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Consumer-Relevant Endpoints in Nutritional Supplement Research: A Case of Multivitamin and Mineral Supplements.Current developments in nutrition · 2026Review
- Associations Between Concentrations of Vitamin D3, Vitamin B12, and Folate and the Well-Being of Medical Students.Nutrients · 2026Article
- From Plate to Mind: Scientific Perspectives on Foods That May Influence Anxiety and Depression.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Dietary Micronutrient Intake and Its Associations with Memory Function, Mental Health, and Sleep Quality among Medical University Students: A Network Analysis.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- The Gut Microbiota as a Mediator in the Relationship Between Dietary Patterns and Depression.MedComm · 2026Article
- Loneliness, Aloneness, and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Southern Italian Individuals.Nutrients · 2026Article
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- Nutrition Patterns, Metabolic and Psychological State Among High-Weight Young Adults: A Network Approach.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Calculation of Compound Intake Levels Using Integrated Food Compound Databases and Food Intake Data.Current developments in nutrition · 2026Article
- Psychological processes connecting childhood emotional abuse and healthy eating in university students.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Interrelated adolescent-level food insecurity and common mental health disorders in Harari Region, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2026Article
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Abstract
A good nutritional status is important for maintaining normal body function and preventing or mitigating the dysfunction induced by internal or external factors. Nutritional deficiencies often result in impaired function, and, conversely, intakes at recommended levels can resume or further enhance body functions. An increasing number of studies are revealing that diet and nutrition are critical not only for physiology and body composition, but also have significant effects on mood and mental well-being. In particular, Western dietary habits have been the object of several research studies focusing on the relationship between nutrition and mental health. This review aims to summarize the current knowledge about the relationship between the intake of specific micro- and macronutrients, including eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, alpha-tocopherol, magnesium and folic acid, and mental health, with particular reference to their beneficial effect on stress, sleep disorders, anxiety, mild cognitive impairment, as well as on neuropsychiatric disorders, all significantly affecting the quality of life of an increasing number of people. Overall data support a positive role for the nutrients mentioned above in the preservation of normal brain function and mental well-being, also through the control of neuroinflammation, and encourage their integration in a well-balanced and varied diet, accompanied by a healthy lifestyle. This strategy is of particular importance when considering the global human aging and that the brain suffers significantly from the life-long impact of stress factors.
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