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The latest news and research on how food and diet affect brain health and well-being
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"Our results contradict the widespread assumption that fasting inherently compromises thinking ability. Across a broad range of diverse tasks, cognitive performance remained remarkably stable."
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#CognitivePerformance #IntermittentFasting #MentalPerformance
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#CognitivePerformance #IntermittentFasting #MentalPerformance
November 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"Our results contradict the widespread assumption that fasting inherently compromises thinking ability. Across a broad range of diverse tasks, cognitive performance remained remarkably stable."
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#CognitivePerformance #IntermittentFasting #MentalPerformance
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#CognitivePerformance #IntermittentFasting #MentalPerformance
Read more and download our 2-page summary on this overlooked area 👇
🌐 www.fabresearch.org/articles/omega-3-in-pregnancy-for-preterm-birth
#WorldPrematurityDay #PretermBirth #EarlyLifeNutrition
🌐 www.fabresearch.org/articles/omega-3-in-pregnancy-for-preterm-birth
#WorldPrematurityDay #PretermBirth #EarlyLifeNutrition
November 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Read more and download our 2-page summary on this overlooked area 👇
🌐 www.fabresearch.org/articles/omega-3-in-pregnancy-for-preterm-birth
#WorldPrematurityDay #PretermBirth #EarlyLifeNutrition
🌐 www.fabresearch.org/articles/omega-3-in-pregnancy-for-preterm-birth
#WorldPrematurityDay #PretermBirth #EarlyLifeNutrition
There are wonderful examples of this research being put into practice around the world — saving lives, supporting families, improving healthcare, and reducing long-term costs 💰
November 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
There are wonderful examples of this research being put into practice around the world — saving lives, supporting families, improving healthcare, and reducing long-term costs 💰
In the lead up to #WorldPrematurityDay we’re resharing this piece to raise awareness of the important nutrition evidence that often gets overlooked in reports & UK guidance 📢
November 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In the lead up to #WorldPrematurityDay we’re resharing this piece to raise awareness of the important nutrition evidence that often gets overlooked in reports & UK guidance 📢
🧠 A Special FAB Research Live Webinar + Q&A
with Dr Simon Dyall (University of Roehampton)
📅 Tues 18 Nov | 🕕 6–7.30 pm GMT
We’ve all heard Omega-3 is “good for the brain” — but what does the science really say about mental health and cognitive decline?
#Omega3 #BrainHealth #MentalHealth
with Dr Simon Dyall (University of Roehampton)
📅 Tues 18 Nov | 🕕 6–7.30 pm GMT
We’ve all heard Omega-3 is “good for the brain” — but what does the science really say about mental health and cognitive decline?
#Omega3 #BrainHealth #MentalHealth
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🧠 A Special FAB Research Live Webinar + Q&A
with Dr Simon Dyall (University of Roehampton)
📅 Tues 18 Nov | 🕕 6–7.30 pm GMT
We’ve all heard Omega-3 is “good for the brain” — but what does the science really say about mental health and cognitive decline?
#Omega3 #BrainHealth #MentalHealth
with Dr Simon Dyall (University of Roehampton)
📅 Tues 18 Nov | 🕕 6–7.30 pm GMT
We’ve all heard Omega-3 is “good for the brain” — but what does the science really say about mental health and cognitive decline?
#Omega3 #BrainHealth #MentalHealth
Paracetamol, pregnancy & autism: what the science really shows
The largest & most rigorous study to date found no increased risk of autism in children whose mothers used paracetamol during pregnancy, once family & genetic factors were accounted for
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The largest & most rigorous study to date found no increased risk of autism in children whose mothers used paracetamol during pregnancy, once family & genetic factors were accounted for
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November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Paracetamol, pregnancy & autism: what the science really shows
The largest & most rigorous study to date found no increased risk of autism in children whose mothers used paracetamol during pregnancy, once family & genetic factors were accounted for
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The largest & most rigorous study to date found no increased risk of autism in children whose mothers used paracetamol during pregnancy, once family & genetic factors were accounted for
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Whole-fat dairy in youth linked to 24% lower artery calcification risk
A new generation of nutrition research is challenging long-held beliefs—suggesting that for dairy products, the overall effects of whole-fat varieties on heart health may be positive
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A new generation of nutrition research is challenging long-held beliefs—suggesting that for dairy products, the overall effects of whole-fat varieties on heart health may be positive
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November 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Whole-fat dairy in youth linked to 24% lower artery calcification risk
A new generation of nutrition research is challenging long-held beliefs—suggesting that for dairy products, the overall effects of whole-fat varieties on heart health may be positive
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A new generation of nutrition research is challenging long-held beliefs—suggesting that for dairy products, the overall effects of whole-fat varieties on heart health may be positive
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Omega-3 for Depression & Dementia: The Devil is in the Detail
📅 Tues 18 Nov
🕕 6:00 (GMT)
🎤 Dr Simon Dyall — Neuroscientist & Nutrition Expert
🔗 www.fabresearch.org/events/omega...
🎥 Can’t join live? Booking includes recording & handouts
#Omega3 #BrainHealth #MentalHealth #Depression #Dementia
📅 Tues 18 Nov
🕕 6:00 (GMT)
🎤 Dr Simon Dyall — Neuroscientist & Nutrition Expert
🔗 www.fabresearch.org/events/omega...
🎥 Can’t join live? Booking includes recording & handouts
#Omega3 #BrainHealth #MentalHealth #Depression #Dementia
November 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Omega-3 for Depression & Dementia: The Devil is in the Detail
📅 Tues 18 Nov
🕕 6:00 (GMT)
🎤 Dr Simon Dyall — Neuroscientist & Nutrition Expert
🔗 www.fabresearch.org/events/omega...
🎥 Can’t join live? Booking includes recording & handouts
#Omega3 #BrainHealth #MentalHealth #Depression #Dementia
📅 Tues 18 Nov
🕕 6:00 (GMT)
🎤 Dr Simon Dyall — Neuroscientist & Nutrition Expert
🔗 www.fabresearch.org/events/omega...
🎥 Can’t join live? Booking includes recording & handouts
#Omega3 #BrainHealth #MentalHealth #Depression #Dementia
Adopting healthy habits can improve cognitive decline
Lifestyle changes — including regular exercise, a Mediterranean/DASH-style diet, cognitive stimulation, and social engagement — can slow cognitive decline & support brain health in older adults, new study shows
#HealthyAging #DementiaPrevention
Lifestyle changes — including regular exercise, a Mediterranean/DASH-style diet, cognitive stimulation, and social engagement — can slow cognitive decline & support brain health in older adults, new study shows
#HealthyAging #DementiaPrevention
November 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Adopting healthy habits can improve cognitive decline
Lifestyle changes — including regular exercise, a Mediterranean/DASH-style diet, cognitive stimulation, and social engagement — can slow cognitive decline & support brain health in older adults, new study shows
#HealthyAging #DementiaPrevention
Lifestyle changes — including regular exercise, a Mediterranean/DASH-style diet, cognitive stimulation, and social engagement — can slow cognitive decline & support brain health in older adults, new study shows
#HealthyAging #DementiaPrevention
Studies show using sweets or treats as rewards increases children’s preference for those foods
Over time, dessert becomes the “prize” & vegetables the “chore,” skewing their perception of food value
Bribes also link food w achievement or behaviour, fostering emotional eating patterns later in life
Over time, dessert becomes the “prize” & vegetables the “chore,” skewing their perception of food value
Bribes also link food w achievement or behaviour, fostering emotional eating patterns later in life
November 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Studies show using sweets or treats as rewards increases children’s preference for those foods
Over time, dessert becomes the “prize” & vegetables the “chore,” skewing their perception of food value
Bribes also link food w achievement or behaviour, fostering emotional eating patterns later in life
Over time, dessert becomes the “prize” & vegetables the “chore,” skewing their perception of food value
Bribes also link food w achievement or behaviour, fostering emotional eating patterns later in life
🧠 Omega-3s show cognitive decline benefits in new review
Findings suggest omega-3s may only support brain health once a threshold level is reached — not just by taking higher doses.
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#Omega3 #BrainHealth #CognitiveDecline #HealthyAging #NutritionScience
Findings suggest omega-3s may only support brain health once a threshold level is reached — not just by taking higher doses.
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#Omega3 #BrainHealth #CognitiveDecline #HealthyAging #NutritionScience
October 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🧠 Omega-3s show cognitive decline benefits in new review
Findings suggest omega-3s may only support brain health once a threshold level is reached — not just by taking higher doses.
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#Omega3 #BrainHealth #CognitiveDecline #HealthyAging #NutritionScience
Findings suggest omega-3s may only support brain health once a threshold level is reached — not just by taking higher doses.
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#Omega3 #BrainHealth #CognitiveDecline #HealthyAging #NutritionScience
Yet, despite their much higher risk of diabetes and heart disease, they were no more likely to be offered a place on a weight-loss programme.
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#MentalHealth #Obesity #Schizophrenia #BipolarDisorder #WeightGain #Antipsychotics #HealthInequality
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#MentalHealth #Obesity #Schizophrenia #BipolarDisorder #WeightGain #Antipsychotics #HealthInequality
October 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Yet, despite their much higher risk of diabetes and heart disease, they were no more likely to be offered a place on a weight-loss programme.
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#MentalHealth #Obesity #Schizophrenia #BipolarDisorder #WeightGain #Antipsychotics #HealthInequality
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#MentalHealth #Obesity #Schizophrenia #BipolarDisorder #WeightGain #Antipsychotics #HealthInequality
People with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder who were overweight or obese ≈ 10% more likely than the avg overweight or obese person 2 be told to lose weight
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#MentalHealth #Obesity #Schizophrenia #BipolarDisorder #WeightGain #Antipsychotics #HealthInequality
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#MentalHealth #Obesity #Schizophrenia #BipolarDisorder #WeightGain #Antipsychotics #HealthInequality
October 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
People with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder who were overweight or obese ≈ 10% more likely than the avg overweight or obese person 2 be told to lose weight
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#MentalHealth #Obesity #Schizophrenia #BipolarDisorder #WeightGain #Antipsychotics #HealthInequality
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#MentalHealth #Obesity #Schizophrenia #BipolarDisorder #WeightGain #Antipsychotics #HealthInequality
🎥 Missed it live? The recording of our latest FAB webinar — “Mental Health and the B12 ‘Blind Spot’” — is now available to watch!
📧 Attendees: check your inbox for your access link.
🔗 www.fabresearch.org/events/mental-health-and-the-b12-blind-spot
#VitaminB12 #MentalHealth #Nutrition #BrainHealth
📧 Attendees: check your inbox for your access link.
🔗 www.fabresearch.org/events/mental-health-and-the-b12-blind-spot
#VitaminB12 #MentalHealth #Nutrition #BrainHealth
October 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
🎥 Missed it live? The recording of our latest FAB webinar — “Mental Health and the B12 ‘Blind Spot’” — is now available to watch!
📧 Attendees: check your inbox for your access link.
🔗 www.fabresearch.org/events/mental-health-and-the-b12-blind-spot
#VitaminB12 #MentalHealth #Nutrition #BrainHealth
📧 Attendees: check your inbox for your access link.
🔗 www.fabresearch.org/events/mental-health-and-the-b12-blind-spot
#VitaminB12 #MentalHealth #Nutrition #BrainHealth
Rethinking Omega-3s: Health, Sustainability & the Way Forward 🐟🌱
Long-chain omega-3s (EPA & DHA) are crucial for brain, eye, heart, and liver health — yet intake is often less than a third of recommended levels.
#Omega3 #BrainHealth #HeartHealth #NutritionResearch #EPA #DHA
Long-chain omega-3s (EPA & DHA) are crucial for brain, eye, heart, and liver health — yet intake is often less than a third of recommended levels.
#Omega3 #BrainHealth #HeartHealth #NutritionResearch #EPA #DHA
October 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rethinking Omega-3s: Health, Sustainability & the Way Forward 🐟🌱
Long-chain omega-3s (EPA & DHA) are crucial for brain, eye, heart, and liver health — yet intake is often less than a third of recommended levels.
#Omega3 #BrainHealth #HeartHealth #NutritionResearch #EPA #DHA
Long-chain omega-3s (EPA & DHA) are crucial for brain, eye, heart, and liver health — yet intake is often less than a third of recommended levels.
#Omega3 #BrainHealth #HeartHealth #NutritionResearch #EPA #DHA
What you’ll learn 👇
• Why “the devil is in the detail” in nutrition & brain-health research
• Whether omega-3 really helps with depression — or if the hype’s overdone
• How it may protect against dementia, & why some studies succeed while others fail
#Depression #Dementia #NutritionalPsychiatry
• Why “the devil is in the detail” in nutrition & brain-health research
• Whether omega-3 really helps with depression — or if the hype’s overdone
• How it may protect against dementia, & why some studies succeed while others fail
#Depression #Dementia #NutritionalPsychiatry
October 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
What you’ll learn 👇
• Why “the devil is in the detail” in nutrition & brain-health research
• Whether omega-3 really helps with depression — or if the hype’s overdone
• How it may protect against dementia, & why some studies succeed while others fail
#Depression #Dementia #NutritionalPsychiatry
• Why “the devil is in the detail” in nutrition & brain-health research
• Whether omega-3 really helps with depression — or if the hype’s overdone
• How it may protect against dementia, & why some studies succeed while others fail
#Depression #Dementia #NutritionalPsychiatry
Low levels of some vitamins (e.g. folic acid, aka vitamin B9) are associated with poor health outcomes during pregnancy & for the infant after birth
As our body only makes many of these micronutrients in small amounts (if at all) we get most from our diet
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As our body only makes many of these micronutrients in small amounts (if at all) we get most from our diet
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October 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Low levels of some vitamins (e.g. folic acid, aka vitamin B9) are associated with poor health outcomes during pregnancy & for the infant after birth
As our body only makes many of these micronutrients in small amounts (if at all) we get most from our diet
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As our body only makes many of these micronutrients in small amounts (if at all) we get most from our diet
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Her recent paper with Catherine Hunter & Dr Simon Dyall looks closely at nutrient deficiencies and food intolerances in ADHD and neurodivergence.
👉 library.fabresearch.org/16499
👉 library.fabresearch.org/16499
October 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Her recent paper with Catherine Hunter & Dr Simon Dyall looks closely at nutrient deficiencies and food intolerances in ADHD and neurodivergence.
👉 library.fabresearch.org/16499
👉 library.fabresearch.org/16499
Dr Joseph Firth shared initiatives using the online world to boost physical and mental health, while Dr Pratima Singh explored why multidisciplinary care is key in clinical practice.
October 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Dr Joseph Firth shared initiatives using the online world to boost physical and mental health, while Dr Pratima Singh explored why multidisciplinary care is key in clinical practice.
Alongside the pioneering Julia Rucklidge, there were so many brilliant speakers at the unique #NMISummit2025 — covering every corner of nutritional psychiatry and neuroscience 🧠
October 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Alongside the pioneering Julia Rucklidge, there were so many brilliant speakers at the unique #NMISummit2025 — covering every corner of nutritional psychiatry and neuroscience 🧠
🎥 Watch Julia’s recorded FAB webinar here:
👉 shorturl.at/L870R
Or explore her online course:
👉 shorturl.at/Lc1TJ
#NMISummit2025 #JuliaRucklidge #NutritionalPsychiatry #NutritionalPsychology #NutritionalNeuroscience #NutritionandNeurodiversity #LifestyleMedicine #NutritionConference
👉 shorturl.at/L870R
Or explore her online course:
👉 shorturl.at/Lc1TJ
#NMISummit2025 #JuliaRucklidge #NutritionalPsychiatry #NutritionalPsychology #NutritionalNeuroscience #NutritionandNeurodiversity #LifestyleMedicine #NutritionConference
October 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🎥 Watch Julia’s recorded FAB webinar here:
👉 shorturl.at/L870R
Or explore her online course:
👉 shorturl.at/Lc1TJ
#NMISummit2025 #JuliaRucklidge #NutritionalPsychiatry #NutritionalPsychology #NutritionalNeuroscience #NutritionandNeurodiversity #LifestyleMedicine #NutritionConference
👉 shorturl.at/L870R
Or explore her online course:
👉 shorturl.at/Lc1TJ
#NMISummit2025 #JuliaRucklidge #NutritionalPsychiatry #NutritionalPsychology #NutritionalNeuroscience #NutritionandNeurodiversity #LifestyleMedicine #NutritionConference
FAB have been fortunate enough to have had Julia as an expert FAB webinar speaker in the past. She’s been a pioneer in showing how broad-spectrum micronutrients can support emotional regulation and mental health through decades of research in New Zealand.
October 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
FAB have been fortunate enough to have had Julia as an expert FAB webinar speaker in the past. She’s been a pioneer in showing how broad-spectrum micronutrients can support emotional regulation and mental health through decades of research in New Zealand.
Nutrition for Mental Health, Neurodevelopmental Conditions & Psychiatric Disorders
FAB attended ‘The Path to Resilience: Personalised Nutrition & Lifestyle Medicine for Psychiatric Disorders & Mental Health’ MNI Summit. Feat researcher & clinical psychologist Prof Julia Rucklidge as keynote speaker
FAB attended ‘The Path to Resilience: Personalised Nutrition & Lifestyle Medicine for Psychiatric Disorders & Mental Health’ MNI Summit. Feat researcher & clinical psychologist Prof Julia Rucklidge as keynote speaker
October 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Nutrition for Mental Health, Neurodevelopmental Conditions & Psychiatric Disorders
FAB attended ‘The Path to Resilience: Personalised Nutrition & Lifestyle Medicine for Psychiatric Disorders & Mental Health’ MNI Summit. Feat researcher & clinical psychologist Prof Julia Rucklidge as keynote speaker
FAB attended ‘The Path to Resilience: Personalised Nutrition & Lifestyle Medicine for Psychiatric Disorders & Mental Health’ MNI Summit. Feat researcher & clinical psychologist Prof Julia Rucklidge as keynote speaker
Live webinar & Q&A: Mental Health & the B12 ‘Blind Spot’: What all Health Professionals – & their Patients – Need to Know
📅 Wed 15 October ⏰ 6 pm BST
🔗 www.fabresearch.org/events/menta...
🎤 Dr Willemina Rietsema, NHS GP & B12 specialist researcher
🎥 Booking gives access to recording & handouts
📅 Wed 15 October ⏰ 6 pm BST
🔗 www.fabresearch.org/events/menta...
🎤 Dr Willemina Rietsema, NHS GP & B12 specialist researcher
🎥 Booking gives access to recording & handouts
October 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Live webinar & Q&A: Mental Health & the B12 ‘Blind Spot’: What all Health Professionals – & their Patients – Need to Know
📅 Wed 15 October ⏰ 6 pm BST
🔗 www.fabresearch.org/events/menta...
🎤 Dr Willemina Rietsema, NHS GP & B12 specialist researcher
🎥 Booking gives access to recording & handouts
📅 Wed 15 October ⏰ 6 pm BST
🔗 www.fabresearch.org/events/menta...
🎤 Dr Willemina Rietsema, NHS GP & B12 specialist researcher
🎥 Booking gives access to recording & handouts
New mice study shows how highly processed, high-fat diets can quickly disrupt the hippocampus — the part of the brain crucial for learning and memory.
Read here: library.fabresearch.org/viewItem.php...
#NutritionScience #BrainHealth #visioncare
Read here: library.fabresearch.org/viewItem.php...
#NutritionScience #BrainHealth #visioncare
October 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
New mice study shows how highly processed, high-fat diets can quickly disrupt the hippocampus — the part of the brain crucial for learning and memory.
Read here: library.fabresearch.org/viewItem.php...
#NutritionScience #BrainHealth #visioncare
Read here: library.fabresearch.org/viewItem.php...
#NutritionScience #BrainHealth #visioncare