Explore the relationship between nutrition and brain health, why it matters, and how to work towards positive food changes. Learn how healthy dietary choices can improve your mental and brain health. Poor diet and poor mental health are the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. We now know that diet quality is a modifiable factor that is linked to mental and brain health across all stages of our lives. We will explore how our daily diets may affect our mental and brain health, including the role of our immune system and gut microbiome.

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The course will provide research evidence, practical examples, skills development, and collaboration on dietary intake assessment, strategies and resource sharing for dietary change.
What topics will you cover?

- The relationship between diet/nutrition and mental and brain health

- Factors influencing diet, nutrition and mental health

- Dietary styles, behaviours, guidelines and assessment

- The role of inflammation and gut microbiota for mental health

- How diet can be optimised for mental and brain health

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

- Describe the relationship between diet/nutrition, and mental and brain health

- Explain how diet and nutrition  might influence mental and brain health

- Explore the principles and strategies of dietary change

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