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Supporting Maternal and Child Mental Health Through Dietary Changes Focused on the Gut Microbiota

Growing evidence from preclinical studies, epidemiology, and randomized controlled trials supports a causal role for diet quality in mental disorder risk, and clinical psychiatric guidelines now place diet, along with other life-style behaviors, as foundational treatment targets for mood disorders.

Citation:
Dawson SL, Finlay-Jones A, Ball L, Rocks T, Jacka F. Supporting Maternal and Child Mental Health Through Dietary Changes Focused on the Gut Microbiota. Psychiatr Ann. 2022;52(2):51-5.

Keywords:
Intestine flora; maternal nutrition; mental health; progeny; human experiment

Abstract:
Growing evidence from preclinical studies, epidemiology, and randomized controlled trials supports a causal role for diet quality in mental disorder risk, and clinical psychiatric guidelines now place diet, along with other life-style behaviors, as foundational treatment targets for mood disorders.