EFFECTS OF FOOD ON MOOD

Do foods really have an effect on your mood? The answer is absolutely yes. Food has a great impact on your behavior and frame of mind by the aspects of eating patterns majorly, Unhealthy and fluctuating eating patterns can cause mood swings and as results nutritional imbalance and fluctuations of blood sugar are more often blamed. According to the recent researches, it is shown that food moreover effects on mental health which causes mismanagement and disorders of anxiety and depression. Some of the eating habits which may seems little but have major impacts are:

• ·        Skipping or missing a meal especially breakfast leads to feel you weak or tired because of low blood sugar intake.
• ·        Reducing a variety of foods in your diet can be more difficult to get the nutrition that your body needs which have impacts on worsening the mood and decreased energy.
• ·        Eating a variety of healthy food intakes can help you make your energy level balanced as our body needs some energy even to digest the food we eat.
• ·        High intakes of unhealthy and processed food can cause blood sugar to rise and fall rapidly and results in increasing irritability more often.

Good nutrition is important to mental health as it is to the physical health. There are some foods that we eat casually but we do not have any idea that how beneficial they are for our mental health. Some people have claimed that they have fought and treated their mental health issues just by eating the beneficial foods so here are some of the positive changes in order to improve your mental health:

• ·        Eat a variety of foods which mainly includes omega-3 as it has capability to fight with anxiety and depression.
• ·        Decreasing the intake of sugar helps to calm your mind and lower down the extra amount of energy in your body.
• ·        Green vegetables are usually considered as healthy foods and are preferred to eat more in order to refresh and clam the mood.
•       Switching to low fat or no fat dairy items helps in reducing stress and improves social functioning.

In conclusion, the food you eat have a great impact on you behavior physically as well as mentally.