Wellcome 55d ago

We often think about food in terms of physical health. But what role could diet play in mental health? In this episode of ‘When Science Finds a Way’, host Alisha Wainwright explores the science linking nutrition and mental health. Dr Wolfgang Marx shares research examining how diet may influence mental health. Dr Iain Campbell discusses how a well known diet helped improve his own bipolar symptoms and inspired a new clinical trial. And Dr Sheri Johnson explains why researchers are also looking at the timing of meals and its impact on mental health. Download episode show notes and transcript: www.wellcome.org/podcast 00:00 Guest introduction: Dr Wolfgang Marx 03:30 How can diet impact mental health? 06:45 Studying food and mood 13:26 Keto diets and bipolar disorder 24:28 From what we eat to when 33:22 Nutritional Psychiatry at scale 37:55 The future of nutritional psychiatry 🔔 Subscribe to Wellcome on YouTube: https://wellc.me/3Blh0c1 💬 SOCIAL MEDIA: Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/wellcome-trust/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellcometrust/ Follow us on X: https://x.com/WellcomeTrust Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wellcometrust.bsky.social/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wellcometrust 🔗 MORE FROM WELLCOME: Wellcome is a global charitable foundation. We want everyone to benefit from science’s potential to improve health and save lives. Read our latest stories, opinions and reports: https://wellcome.org/news-and-reports Learn more about our work: https://wellcome.org/what-we-do Find our latest funding opportunities: https://wellcome.org/grant-funding