ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2025
Food and Mood: Current Evidence on Mental Health and the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis.
Review in Current psychiatry reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Mediterranean diet and gut microbiota: impact on memory and other cognitive functions: a systematic review.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Observational
- Live and Heat-InactivatedNutrients · 2026Article
- Family Anthropometric and Physiological Correlations With Parent- and Teacher-Rated Preschooler Socio-Behavioral Health.Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing : official publication of the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, Inc · 2026Article
- Prompt engineering-enabled GenAI tools to map the landscape of crosstalk within the gut-brain axis (GBA) and its associated factors.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026Article
- Review
- Editorial: The foundational components and elements of plant foods for neurological nutrition and well-being.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewDepression and anxiety are among the most common global mental health conditions. Emerging research highlights the impact of diet and the gut microbiome on the nervous system and mood. We review and discuss the existing research on the effects of various diets-including high-fiber, fermented, ketogenic, and calorie-restricted diets-alongside the roles of prebiotics and probiotics, on anxiety and depression. RECENT
findingsWhile mostly observational, mounting data from randomized controlled trials support the idea that dietary modification can improve mental health outcomes by altering gut microbial composition and activity. The efficacy of supplements and probiotics in mood outcomes is conflicting. Additional research is needed to fully understand the mechanisms that link diet, the gut microbiome, and mental health. Overall, findings suggest that dietary modifications are feasible and beneficial in mild cases of anxiety and depression. This review explores the bidirectional relationship between diet, gut microbiome, and mood disorders. Various diets are discussed, and their respective impact on mental health is reviewed. Challenges in food and mood research remain due to variability in research practices. Additional studies are needed to further explore the role of nutrition in optimizing mental health.
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