Is there really an app for that? The use of Smartphone Apps for mental health For most of us, using a smartphone has become a normal part of modern life. Smartphones give us access to information, entertainment and services at o...
Body composition and mental health: healthy body, healthy mind It’s well known that conditions such as obesity may lead to physical chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease, but what abou...
Is there a role for the gut microbiome in the complexity of anorexia nervosa? During World War II, the famous Minnesota Starvation Experiment in healthy young men showed that semi-starvation (loss of >25% of body weight) cau...
Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Gut Feelings We have trillions of bacteria living inside us, with most residing in our gut. Until recently, it has been challenging to explore our gut bugs, but ad...
Not getting enough sleep? It may be influencing how you eat. An overwhelming amount of evidence supports diet as an integral factor for determining health and wellbeing. In particular, diet quality overall appea...
Big data = big opportunities? Here at the Food and Mood Centre, we aim to discover the ways in which what we eat influences our brain, mood and mental health. To do so, we conduct ...
Less is not more: how excluding major food groups may impact your health by Dr Sarah Dash If you look at the menu at your local café, you’ll likely notice a range of options for your meal; gluten-free, low-carb, Paleo ...
Feeling stressed? It probably affects your eating as well. Stress - it’s that all too common feeling that has somehow become synonymous with modern day life. But aside from the tension and worrying thoughts, ...
Find happiness in your gut: In a nut shell Humans are heterotrophs, which means we can’t produce our own food within our body, instead we have to consume food. We eat in order to meet our energ...
