Food and mood
Many people choose to take control of their mental health by using self-help approaches alongside, or even instead of, prescribed medication and talking therapies. Making changes to diet and eating habit is just one approach that some people have used to help improve their mental well-being.
The links between diet and mental health are less clearly understood than links between diet and physical health. There are some generally accepted trends and pieces of advice than can help when thinking about what you eat and drink.
This section aims to give a summary of current theories surrounding mental health and nutrition. Some information orginates from the work of the Food and Mood project which closed in January 2009.
We hope this section will be a useful resource for anyone who is interested in how diet may affect mental and emotional health.
The Food and mood poster (shown here) can be purchased from the online shop.