"We hope today will bring us closer to mental health legislation that respects and protects people’s rights and dignity, that reduces inequality and that turns the tide on the growing use of coercion." We respond to today's Mental Health Act white paper: centreformentalhealth.org.uk/news/centre-me…

Human data providing mechanistic insight re: probiotics' effects on stress/anxiety Probiotic (n=43) vs placebo (n=36) fecal metagenome analysis @ 12 weeks shows stress/anxiety⬇️occurred alongside: ⬆️B. adolescentis, B. longum & F. prausnitzii ⬆️SCFAs, GABA, AA & sphingomyelin

The “Keeping the Body in Mind” study by Andrew Watkins et al revealed: 1️⃣ the role of physical health in mental health recovery 2️⃣ the importance of staff interactions 3️⃣ the value of peer interaction 4️⃣ graduation to a sustainable healthy lifestyle ▶️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111… .

Brilliant Center for BrainHealth lecture by John F. Cryan. Packed w/ research on interactions between #microbiome, brain & #mentalhealth across life stages & environmental & lifestyle mediators. Considering microbes' influence on social behaviour from an evolutionary perspective is fascinating!

Big #lifestylepsychiatry developments! Brilliant to see innovative #research manifesting into new first line treatments ☺️ #mentalhealth

Excited to share our The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology viewpoint paper is out now. A review of epidemiology, pathophys, management of anxiety and depression in #IBS and methodological rec’s for future RCT’s. A pleasure working with Alexander Ford @AntMikocka ✅

Are you a Psychiatrist? Please participate in one-off 5-minute survey to id your interests in Nutritional Psychiatry. Please follow the link. Your time is greatly appreciated. loom.ly/WjddjxY This study has received Deakin University ethics approval (ref:HEAG-H 206_2020)

Latest Food & Mood Centre blog <bit.ly/3sAmj19> covering what #ultraprocessedfoods (UPFs) are, why we should care about them, what current research can and can’t tell us about these type of foods, and how we can identify and reduce their intake Meg Hockey Wolfgang Marx

The reasons why people with mental ill health experience an increased burden of physical health needs are complex. source:assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…

Our new research examining diet quality in young adults, an understudied group. Important work from out Australian Research Council grant Deakin University Deakin IPAN Deakin Nutrition tinyurl.com/596dup2z

I have a Q&A up today for CNN with Stanford geneticist Ron Davis on how his efforts spearheading #mecfs research could yield dividends for #longCovid as well. His advice to long haulers: Don't exceed your energy envelope for any reason. cnn.com/2021/03/12/hea…

MSc Research - Study Recruitment HSS at BU NutritionBU Dr Fotini Tsofliou RNutr Females 18-25 yrs are invited to participate in our study investigating dietary inflammation & mood Click image for details/QR code Survey link tinyurl.com/k476w2m4 Your participation is much appreciated

When Timothy Dinan & I talk to Blindboy @Rubberbandits about the relationship between mental health and food... UCC Research APC Microbiome Ireland UCC Anat. & Neurosci

Interesting, valuable data on individual social-environmental and physical-environmental correlates of #diet quality in young adults, using real-time food diary data. Time-scarcity, food insecurity & self-efficacy are some factors that may benefit from targeting in interventions

Viewpoint - Social #psychoneuroimmunology: Understanding bidirectional links between social experiences and the #immunesystem PNIRS UNC-Chapel Hill doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.…

Relationship between body mass index and neuropsychiatric symptoms: Evidence and inflammatory correlates PNIRS ElsevierNeuroscience #inflammation doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.…

Fascinating review on multi-directional interactions between inflammation, gut-brain axis & mood- focusing on barrier dysfunction. Recommendations for therapeutic strategies & biomarkers to improve understanding & efficiency of interventions #mentalhealth #nutritionalpsychiatry

Our paper assessing the feasibility of a digital dietary intervention (The My Food & Mood Program) for improving diet and depressive symptoms in people with depression is now published. bit.ly/3bYzHGu @DrAdrienneOneil @FeliceJacka Heidi Staudacher PhD AdvAPD Food & Mood Centre

Loved being back at Bournemouth Uni for the first time since lockdown! So good to see my supervisor Dr Fotini Tsofliou RNutr again☺️ amazing celebration all round. Such a great #MSc programme & very glad to have been part of it. Big thanks to the whole teaching team #graduation #BUProud

“So many clients came up to me saying they wish they’d had this sooner …it just proves that nutrition isn’t about having to give up something we enjoy!” Today we hear from Kim Wilcox, Nutrition Lead. Read Kim’s story 👉️ pennybrohn.org.uk/2024/03/01/kim…