Nutrients, Stress and Medical Disorders

Download or read book Nutrients, Stress and Medical Disorders written by Shlomo Yehuda and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-11-17 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A benchmark survey of current clinical findings on the complex interactions between diet, stress, and mental health, and their impact on disease states. The authors give special attention to the influence of stress on physical health, mental health, and cognitive function, including the critical effects of maternal nutritional status and stress levels on fetal physical and mental development, the role of lipids in the development and treatment of depression, the role of fish oil in the development of aggressive behaviors, and the consequences of obesity on stress and the development of eating disorders. Additional chapters examine the effects of stress on chronic disorders, women, and cardiac function, and the influence of inflammation on diet, neurological functions, disease incidence, and cognitive functions.