Many studies have shown a difference in sensitivity in mental disorders between men and women. One of the avenues to explain these differences would be food, since it can chemically impact the brain and therefore mental health. Researchers from Binghamton University (United States) looked into the question and conducted a survey of 563 people (48% men and 52% women). The results were published in the journal Nutritional Neuroscience.
The aim was to study the eating habits of both sexes and compare them to their mental health. As a result, men were more likely to stay “happy” until a nutritional deficiencyoccurs when women needed a healthy and balanced diet, such as mediterranean diet, to maintain a certain well-being.
A link with anxiety and depression
According to the researchers, these results could explain why women are more prone to depression only men. “Women need a wider range of nutrients to support their mood, compared to men,” Lina Begdache, lead author of the study, said in a statement. “These results may explain why women are twice as likely to be diagnosed anxious Where depressed and suffer from episodes that are longer than men. ”According to her, men and women have different physical and emotional needs that may require different food preferences and energy intake.
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