Promoting Mental Health through Healthy Eating and Nutritional Care
An integrative literature synthesis was employed to outline the various intersections between nutrition and mental health and to inform dietetics-related practice, policy and research initiatives. The literature was organized within four key themes as outlined in four sections of this paper: 1) Nutrition and its role in mental health promotion and disease prevention;2) Intersections between mental health conditions and dietetics practice; 3) Diversity in practice; and 4) Nutritional care for mental health populations.
Resource Information
Date
December 1, 2012
Author
Dietitians of Canada
Type
Case Study, Evidence Summary, Report, Strategy/Framework
Setting
Community-at-large, Home, Primary Care, School, Workplace
Age
Prenatal, Infant, Toddler (1-3), Children (4-11), Youth (12-17), Adults (18-64), Older Adults (65 and over)
Topic
Breastfeeding, Childhood Nutrition, Food Security & Access to Food, Health Equity, Healthy Weight | Obesity, Mental Health, Nutrients, Pregnancy & Prenatal Nutrition, Special Diets
Language
English
Jurisdiction
National
Tags
adults, breastfeeding, children, diets, food environment, food security, indigenous, mental health, nutrients, obesity, older adults, policy, pregnancy, primary care, social determinants of health, strategy, youth