Search Our Resources
Search Results
CAN OMEGA-3 SUPPLEMENTS IMPROVE CHILDREN’S MOOD, BEHAVIOUR, ATTENTION and SLEEP? NEW RESEARCH STUDY - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Date: 30/12/2025
Swansea University researchers – in collaboration with FAB Research - are exploring the influence that omega-3 supplements can have on children’s behaviour, mood, and mental wellbeing, as part of a pioneering study with implications for health and education.
Risks of Strict Vegetarian Diets During Pregnancy - Systematic Review
Date: 19/01/2025
A systematic review and meta-analysis - involving eight studies and more than 72,000 participants from different developed countries - found strict vegetarian diets during pregnancy linked with higher risks for some pregnancy outcomes than omnivorous diets
Dietary Supplement Shown to Reduce Aggression by Up to 28%
Date: 16/01/2025
There is now sufficient evidence to begin to implement omega-3 supplementation to reduce aggression in children and adults - irrespective of whether the setting is the community, the clinic, or the criminal justice system.
Vitamin deficiency may be why you’re so tired
Date: 07/01/2025
In short, there are things you can do about your fatigue. Smart choices help optimise mood, energy levels and overall health, and reduce the surges of sluggishness you feel throughout the day.
Vegan men 'frail' and more likely to die young, new analysis of British data suggests - with unhealthy plant-based foods to blame
Date: 30/12/2024
Eating a diet heavy in unhealthy plant-based foods could increase your risk of heading to an early grave.
Inflammatory dietary habits linked to 84% higher risk of dementia
Date: 17/12/2024
Chronic inflammation, driven by diets high in pro-inflammatory components such as saturated fats and processed carbohydrates, may exacerbate brain inflammation and promote amyloid-beta plaque formation, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.
Processed plant-based meat alternatives linked to depression risk in vegetarians
Date: 17/12/2024
Researchers found that vegetarians who consumed processed plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs) had a 42% increased risk of depression compared to vegetarians who refrained from PBMAs.
Healthy pregnancy diet boosts kids' emotional regulation - Clinical trial
Date: 11/12/2024
All soon-to-be-parents want to give their baby the healthiest start possible, but new Brock University-led research shows that eating well and being physically active during pregnancy also benefits children years after birth.
Can your diet help reduce brain iron and cognitive decline?
Date: 10/12/2024
"This study is an example of how we can encourage healthier lifestyle choices to help combat some risk factors that can affect brain health...."
How Inflammation Affects Your Mental Health
Date: 06/12/2024
Understanding how inflammation affects our mental state and how it is in turn influenced by factors like diet, medications and more, we gain important insights into the pathophysiology of psychiatric conditions and pave the way for innovative treatments.
Ultra-processed foods and calories: more evidence!
Date: 03/12/2024
A diet of ultra-processed foods that are 'energy dense' and 'hyper-palatable' leads healthy adults to consume an extra 1000 kcal/day, compared with a nutritionally matched diet of minimally processed food, according to preliminary results from a new controlled trial
Less than 50% of many prenatal supplements have the adequate amount of choline and iodine
Date: 29/11/2024
New research reveals that many prenatal vitamins don't contain enough of the nutrients that are essential for a healthy pregnancy, while others contain harmful levels of toxic metals.
High consumption of ultra-processed foods linked to accelerated biological aging
Date: 05/11/2024
A study conducted in Italy has shown that high consumption of ultra-processed foods was associated with the acceleration of biological aging, regardless of the nutritional quality of the diet.
Scurvy is largely a historical disease but there are signs it’s making a comeback
Date: 23/10/2024
Scurvy is a disease caused by a severe deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Without enough vitamin C, the body cannot properly repair tissues, heal wounds, or fight infections.
Ultra-processed foods: Why public health warnings could backfire
Date: 16/10/2024
We should be thinking very carefully about what advice is being given to the public, as opposed to providing simplified and potentially misleading messages that grab headlines.
Dietary fat alone does not cause changes in the hypothalamus, mouse study finds
Date: 04/10/2024
A high-fat diet can promote overweight and increase the risk of metabolic diseases, such as diabetes. In mice brains, this leads to measurable changes in the region of the hypothalamus.
Food for thought: How diet affects the brain over a lifetime
Date: 30/09/2024
A wealth of research shows that what people eat affects the body's ability to ward off heart disease and stroke. And a growing body of research finds what's good for the heart is good for the brain, revealing the same risk factors that lead to heart disease contribute to Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
First-ever Study of its Kind Explores the Role of Nutrition in Managing Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Date: 26/09/2024
The EASe-GAD study reported a 55% reduction in average anxiety scores among those receiving the treatment, in addition to confirming feasibility and acceptability of a nutritional approach to helping individuals experiencing anxiety.
Study reveals link between microbiome and aggression in mice
Date: 23/09/2024
"Our findings are revolutionary. They suggest that a disrupted microbiome during critical developmental periods can lead to persistent aggressive behaviours later in life."
Newborn screening for vitamin B12 deficiency: Benefits outweigh harms
Date: 18/09/2024
The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) was commissioned to investigate whether screening for vitamin B12 deficiency and the diseases homocystinuria, propionic acidemia and methylmalonic aciduria should be included in the German extended newborn screening (ENS) program.
Food and Behaviour Research is a registered charity (No SC034604) and a company limited by guarantee (Co No SC 253448)
Newsletter Signup
Useful Links
Contact Us
FAB Research
23 Carlton Road
Oxford
OX2 7SA
Important Notice
Medical opinion and guidance should always be sought for any symptoms that might possibly reflect a known or suspected disease, disorder or medical condition. Information provided on this website (or by FAB Research via any other means) does not in any way constitute advice on the treatment of any medical condition formally diagnosed or otherwise.
Site by Redstone Websites. Easy to Use Web Content Management. 2025 © All Rights Reserved.