In November 2019 researchers from Poland published their review of the medical scientific literature on the relationship between a vegetarian diet and an orthorexic eating disorder. Orthorexia or orthorexia nervosa … Read more
Outdoor sports and physical activities may produce social and psychological benefits and help prevent vitamin D deficiency, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis and near/short sightedness
In May 2019 researchers from Italy published their review on the effect of regular outdoor sports and physical activities across all age groups. They stated that the benefits of cutting-edge … Read more
Paracetamol may reduce an individual’s empathy for other people’s suffering
In March 2019 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess whether acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) can weaken the processes related to positive empathy (empathy is … Read more
Consumption of chocolate, particularly dark chocolate, may be associated with a reduced risk of depressive symptoms
In July 2019 researchers from the UK, Australia, Austria, Turkey, Spain, China, Italy USA and Canada published the results of their study to assess the association between chocolate consumption and … Read more
A higher adherence to a healthy or Japanese dietary pattern may associated with reduced symptoms of depression during pregnancy
In January 2018 researchers from Japan published the results of their study to assess the association between dietary patterns and depressive symptoms during pregnancy. A total of 1,744 pregnant women … Read more
A regular and moderate caffeine intake may reduce depression and the risk of suicide in women
In June 2019 researchers from the Republic of Korea published the results of their study to assess the relationship between caffeine intake and suicide risk according to gender. A total … Read more
A higher intake of total soy products, tofu, tofu products, fermented soybeans, boiled soybeans, miso soup, and isoflavones appear to reduce the risk of depressive symptoms during pregnancy
In March 2018 researchers from Japan published the results of their study to assess the association between the intake of soy products and isoflavones and the incidence of depressive symptoms … Read more
A light-to-moderate frequency of soy food intake may reduce the incidence of depressive symptoms, whilst a relatively high frequency of intake may increase the incidence
In June 2018 researchers from China published the results of their study to assess the association between a regular intake of soy food and depressive symptoms. A total of 3,760 … Read more
A moderate yoghurt consumption does not appear to be associated with symptoms of depression
In October 2018 researchers from China and the UK published the results of their study to assess the association between yoghurt consumption and symptoms of depression in adults. A total … Read more
A higher fruit and vegetable consumption appears to reduce the risk of depression
In May 2018 researchers from Iran published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the association between fruit and vegetable consumption and risk of depression. A total of … Read more
Viewing selfies online appears to have a negative impact on the well-being and body confidence in adolescents
In July 2019 researchers from Australia, France and the USA published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the relationship between taking “selfies” with well-being and body confidence … Read more
Researchers state it is time to critically reflect on the current business model of ‘user data in exchange for app-use allowance’ and that instead it might be better to ban or regulate certain design elements in apps to come up with less addictive products
In July 2019 researchers from Germany published the results of their analysis of different smartphone apps in an attempt to identify design elements that prolong app usage. This analysis was … Read more
A growing number of healthcare professionals are concerned that smartphones may have a detrimental effect on the human brain and related psychological processes
In November 2018 researchers from Germany, Austria and China published the results of their study to assess how excessive use of WhatsApp and Facebook may be related to smartphone use … Read more
The amount of screen time is linked to the level of depressive symptoms in adolescents
In July 2019 researchers from Canada and Australia published the results of their study to measure the association between screen time and depression. Information on social media, television, video gaming … Read more
Less screen time and more frequent vigorous physical activity is associated with a lower risk of mental health symptoms being reported by adolescents
In April 2018 researchers from Iceland, USA and Norway published the results of their study to assess the association between screen time and physical activity with mental health in adolescents. … Read more
Researcher calls for educational and counselling programmes to be initiated to inform consumers, especially children and adolescents, about the dangers of a high caffeine intake
In January 2019 researchers from the USA published their review of the medical scientific literature on caffeine intake in children and adolescents. Caffeine is the most widely consumed stimulant in … Read more
Researchers call for the development of guidelines for the safe use of social media and for industry to more tightly regulate hours of social media use in view of the effect it is having on the mental health of adolescents
In January 2019 researchers from the UK published their study to assess whether social media use was associated with depressive symptoms in adolescents, and potential causes of their symptoms. Information … Read more
Internet over-usage appears to be associated with reduced empathy and lower life satisfaction scores whilst smartphone over-usage appears to be associated with higher scores on the personal distress scale
In March 2018 researchers from Germany, China and the UK published the results of their study to assess the association between internet and smartphone over-usage with empathy and life satisfaction. … Read more
A tendency for internet and smartphone over-usage appears to be significantly associated with a low degree of conscientiousness, a high level of neuroticism, a higher degree of social anxiety and a higher level of impulsivity
In June 2019 researchers from Germany and the USA published the results of their study to try and replicate findings linking specific personality traits with internet and smartphone over-usage. Earlier … Read more
Social media overuse appears to be associated with a high risk of depressive symptoms in adolescent girls
In June 2019 researchers from Estonia published the results of their study to assess the association between social media addiction and depressive symptoms in adolescent girls. A total of 397 … Read more