Improving mental health through nutrition: The future

Nutritional Neuroscience

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 251-272

  Prasad, C ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressive illness; Docosahexanoic acid; Essential fatty acids; Nutraceuticals; Seasonal affective disorder; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIET; FEVER; GOUT; HERB; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NUTRITION; PALATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; TEMPERAMENT;

ANIMALIA; BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 0035199758     PISSN: 1028415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1028415X.2001.11747367     Document Type: Review

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