Food policies for physical and mental health

BMC Psychiatry

Commentary

Felice N Jacka¹  Michael Berk²  Gary Sacks³  Steven Allender³ 

[1] IMPACT Strategic Research Centre, Deakin University, School of Medicine and Barwon Health, PO Box 281, 3220, Geelong, Australia;Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, 3010, Parkville, Australia;IMPACT Strategic Research Centre, Deakin University, School of Medicine and Barwon Health, PO Box 281, 3220, Geelong, Australia;Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, 3010, Parkville, Australia;Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, 35 Poplar Rd, 3052, Parkville, Australia;The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, At Genetics Lane, Royal Parade, The University of Melbourne, 3010, Parkville, Australia;WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia;

关键词: Dementia;    Mental Health Problem;    Dietary Pattern;    Mental Health Outcome;    Mediterranean Diet;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-244X-14-132

 received in 2013-10-30, accepted in 2014-04-11,  发布年份 2014

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for the largest burden of early mortality and are predicted to cost the global community more than US $30 trillion over the next 20 years. Unhealthy dietary habits, in large part driven by substantial changes to global food systems, are recognised as major contributors to many of the common NCDs, including cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes. Recent evidence now indicates that unhealthy diets are also risk factors for mental disorders, particularly depression and dementia. This affords substantial scope to leverage on the established and developing approaches to the nutrition-related NCDs to address the large global burden of these mental disorders and reinforces the imperative for governments take substantial actions in regards to improving the food environment and consequent population health via policy initiatives.

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