gettyimages-475480008.jpg Fruits and vegetables are essential to the Mediterranean diet. Photo: Getty ImagesFood affects mood and Australian researchers say the widely lauded Mediterranean diet is proving to be a powerful treatment for major depression. It found a third of the participants in the dietary support group met criteria for remission of major depression, compared to 8% of those in the social support group. "Those who adhered more closely to the dietary programme experienced the greatest benefit to their depression symptoms," she said. The study suggest the possibility of adding dieticians to mental health care teams and making dietitian support available to those experiencing depression.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 31, 2017 02:12 UTC