Before proceeding to make the case for a more focused investigation of fermented foods for mental health, it is important to discuss the available research on
traditional dietary patterns and their ability to influence intestinal microbiota.
It is well established that with
traditional dietary patterns, fermentation can magnify protein quality [127] and the bioavailabity of mood - regulating B vitamins, magnesium, and zinc [128 — 131].
A variety of population studies have linked adherence to
traditional dietary patterns with lowered risk of anxiety or depression [15 — 20].
Specific items within
traditional dietary patterns have been individually associated with protection against depression and, experimentally, these components have also demonstrated antidepressant properties.
It is becoming increasingly clear that indigenous or
traditional dietary patterns are directly inclusive of many bacterium species that might be considered to have probiotic potential.
The Mediterranean diet is a modern nutritional model inspired by
the traditional dietary patterns of some of the countries of the Mediterranean basin, particularly Southern Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Portugal, Turkey and Spain.
The Mediterranean diet is a modern nutritional model inspired by
the traditional dietary patterns of some of the countries of the Mediterranean basin, particularly Southern Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Portugal, Turkey and Spain.
Not exact matches
Fermented foods and beverages continue to make a significant contribution to the overall
patterns of
traditional dietary practices.
Related to the differences in
traditional versus contemporary Westernized
dietary patterns and mental health is the role of the intestinal microbiota.
Moreover, as scientists continue to uncover health - promoting properties of ancestral
dietary patterns (for example, the Mediterranean diet, the
traditional Japanese diet, and hunter - gatherer diets), by extension there is a renewed examination of the fermented foods that are so often a part of such ancient diets [8].
Among the more convincing of these studies are the recent prospective investigations showing that stronger adherence to
traditional healthy
dietary patterns is associated with a 25 to 30 % lower risk of depression [16, 17].
Although the
Dietary Guidelines have not come to a dietary pattern recommendation that is substantially different from the pattern they would recommend if the traditional limit of 300 mg / d cholesterol stayed, it seems obvious that the final result is an amalgamation of different interests and view
Dietary Guidelines have not come to a
dietary pattern recommendation that is substantially different from the pattern they would recommend if the traditional limit of 300 mg / d cholesterol stayed, it seems obvious that the final result is an amalgamation of different interests and view
dietary pattern recommendation that is substantially different from the
pattern they would recommend if the
traditional limit of 300 mg / d cholesterol stayed, it seems obvious that the final result is an amalgamation of different interests and viewpoints.