Drew Ramsey, MD: Hi. Welcome to Brain Food. I'm Dr Drew Ramsey.
Emily Deans, MD: And I'm Dr Emily Deans. We are so excited this year to bring you all sorts of information that you can share with your patients about diet, lifestyle, and mental health.
Dr Ramsey: In this monthly column, we're going to do a deep dive into all the subjects that you're hearing about, all the different types of diets, lifestyle factors, exercise, and the microbiome—lots of things to help you and your patients.
Emily, why don't you start us out? We have some exciting imaging data.
Dr Deans: Right. One of the most exciting studies comes from Felice Jacka, an amazing researcher out of Australia whom both Drew and I have had the wonderful opportunity to meet. She came up with the PATH study,[1] which followed people who are 60-65 years of age and measured their hippocampal volume. It turns out that those who ate more of a Western junk food diet had a smaller hippocampus at the end of 5 years than those who ate more traditional whole foods.
Dr Ramsey: Next on our list is the group statement[2]from the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research.
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How Diet Influences Mental Health: New Findings, New Advances
Emily Deans, MD; Drew Ramsey, MD
DisclosuresFebruary 11, 2016
Drew Ramsey, MD: Hi. Welcome to Brain Food. I'm Dr Drew Ramsey.
Emily Deans, MD: And I'm Dr Emily Deans. We are so excited this year to bring you all sorts of information that you can share with your patients about diet, lifestyle, and mental health.
Dr Ramsey: In this monthly column, we're going to do a deep dive into all the subjects that you're hearing about, all the different types of diets, lifestyle factors, exercise, and the microbiome—lots of things to help you and your patients.
Emily, why don't you start us out? We have some exciting imaging data.
Dr Deans: Right. One of the most exciting studies comes from Felice Jacka, an amazing researcher out of Australia whom both Drew and I have had the wonderful opportunity to meet. She came up with the PATH study,[1] which followed people who are 60-65 years of age and measured their hippocampal volume. It turns out that those who ate more of a Western junk food diet had a smaller hippocampus at the end of 5 years than those who ate more traditional whole foods.
Dr Ramsey: Next on our list is the group statement[2]from the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research.
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Emily Deans, MD
Instructor of Psychiatry, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Psychiatrist, Wellcare Physicians Group, Norwood, Massachusetts<
Disclosure: Emily Deans, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Received income in an amount equal to or greater than $250 from: Psychology Today
Drew Ramsey, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, New York
Disclosure: Drew Ramsey, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant, or trustee for: InterContinental Hotels Group; National Kale Day 501(c)3
Received income in an amount equal to or greater than $250 from: Sharecare