
Author: Truehope
Healthy diets can strengthen mental health
Nearly three years ago, researchers published an article in the American Journal of Psychiatry outlining their recent findings connecting diet with depression and anxiety disorders.
The researchers analyzed two questionnaires sent to over 1000 women aged 20–93: a food frequency questionnaire and a general health questionnaire. The two questionnaires allowed the researchers to identify habitual dietary patterns and measure psychological symptoms. They also used a structured clinical interview to examine the extent of any existing disorders with each women.
The researchers discovered two things, neither of them surprising.