Tagged: micronutrients

Pleading for accuracy in trial reporting - Guest Work

Guest Author • Mar 12, 2019 •

• clinical trials,
• Depression,
• micronutrients,
• science reporting

Dr Julia Rucklidge A recently-published trial generated headlines about nutritional supplements and depression – but what did they actually find? Last week, Mariska Bot and colleagues published a clinical trial in JAMA whereby they randomised overweight or obese adults with subsyndromal depressive symptoms to placebo, micronutrients (400 mcg folic acid, 800IU vitamin D, 30 mcg selenium, 100 mg … Read More

Better nutrition for mental health – food for thought - Guest Work

Guest Author • Jan 29, 2017 •

• Diet,
• food,
• Horizon Scan,
• mental illness,
• micronutrients,
• Natural Health Products Bill,
• nutirtion

By Prof Julia Rucklidge, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Canterbury. Mental illness affects one in five New Zealanders and, despite the wide availability of solid empirically supported therapies, these statistics are not getting any better. We appear to have reached an impasse improving outcomes, despite improvements in other areas of medicine. We need to explore new avenues. Read More