Food and Mood: Improving Mental Health Through Diet and Nutrition

Posted 5 years ago by Deakin University

Study Method : Online
Duration : 3 weeks
Subject : Healthcare & Medicine
Overview
Explore the relationship between nutrition and brain health, why it matters, and how to work towards positive food changes.
Course Description

Learn how healthy dietary choices can improve your mental and brain health

Poor diet and poor mental health are the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. We now know that diet quality is a modifiable factor that is linked to mental and brain health across all stages of our lives.

We will explore how our daily diets may affect our mental and brain health, including the role of our immune system and gut microbiome.

The course will provide research evidence, practical examples, skills development, and collaboration on dietary intake assessment, strategies and resource sharing for dietary change.

This course is designed for anyone with an interest, or with experience of, good or bad mental health.

This is an introductory course which might be of interest to healthcare practitioners working with people with mental and brain health issues or in roles related to diet, nutrition and mental and brain health education.

Requirements

This course is designed for anyone with an interest, or with experience of, good or bad mental health.

This is an introductory course which might be of interest to healthcare practitioners working with people with mental and brain health issues or in roles related to diet, nutrition and mental and brain health education.

Career Path
  • Describe the relationship between diet/nutrition, and mental and brain health
  • Explain why diet and nutrition are important for mental and brain health.
  • Explore the principles and strategies of dietary change.