Nutrition is one of the most important aspects of life. It gives not only the energy necessary for existence. With products, we receive important elements responsible for the development, growth of the body and the maintenance of health, including mental health.
As with a lack of calcium, osteoporosis develops, just inadequate intake of folic acid, selenium, tryptophan amino acids and omega-3 fatty acids leads to depression. It is known that prolonged, deep depression is a mental disorder. Also, the lack of fats and various antioxidant vitamins play a significant role in the development of schizophrenia.
Sustain, advocating for better nutrition, says that human nutrition has a direct and fairly long-term impact on its mental health and behavior. The reason is the effect on the structure and function of our brain. There is much evidence of a link between poor diet and the appearance of problems in the behavior and mental state of people. And the head of the organization Tim Lang touches on a very relevant topic - unfortunately, people who develop policies in the field of food do not care about the mental state of consumers of their products.
The fastest food is the fastest example of people's dependence on food. Now this is an entire industry, consisting of more advertising, luring gifts, bright, colorful packages, rather than directly developing the diet. But in many people fast food is the main daily food. Everyone knows that such food is harmful, but this food affects people's consciousness so much that it is becoming increasingly difficult to give it up. Poor in the number of amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins and fats, the composition of fast food products dulls our initiative, activity and non-ordinary thinking. As a result, our brain stops thinking about the benefits to the body, but to strive for more and more saturation (and this same food from fast food!). The circle closes. Such people are usually helpless, indifferent to life. All these are signs of obvious mental deviations. Another important fact: scientists have proved that eating in fast food restaurants not only harms health, but also violates our psyche, makes us impatient, eager for momentary satisfaction. Studies have shown that this impatience manifests itself in financial behavior. People begin to prefer a quick, but small profit to large accumulated income. It is worth considering whether we should use fast food in general.
The worst is bad, wrong nutrition for women, because with it the balance of metabolism, inevitably leading to excess weight, even obesity, is disturbed. If men refer to this as inevitability, then women develop a constant depression on the background of discontent with their appearance. As a result - severe mental illness, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Their signs are notorious for us: women fanatically exhaust themselves with hunger diets, deliberately induce a vomitive reflex. Strangely enough, it is accompanied by temporary bouts of gluttony. True, lately, men have become prone to these diseases. More often we see in gyms and swimming pools, on the treadmills of the stronger sex, exhausting themselves with unthinkable loads not for the sake of health or sports results. And with one goal - to correct the figure, spoiled by malnutrition. In this they reach fanaticism no less than women. Thinking in such patients is inhibited, all thoughts, ideas, conversations revolve around the topic of weight loss.
We should not forget about such a side of the topic as the taste, smell and appearance of the dishes of our menu. It is already known that a feeling of constant dissatisfaction leads to depression. Tasteless, badly smelling and poorly served food in our daily diet is a regular supplier of unpleasant sensations and emotions. Accordingly, such power adds to us an additional state of dissatisfaction during and so hard everyday. That's how bad nutrition affects the psyche.