Theres clear evidence that dietary patterns and specific nutrients are vital to the mitigation of inflammation, oxidative stress/mitochondrial dysfunction, and gut dysbiosis.3 Nutrients also are necessary to support methylation, neurobiological networks, and hormone signaling pathways that modulate mood, appetite, sleep, neurogenesis, and cognitive function.16 Several metabolic actors including insulin, GABA (gamma-Aminobutyric acid), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and other gut hormones play roles in stress-related and affective disorders.17 Metabolic syndrome, characterized by higher levels of glucose, total and LDL cholesterol, BMI, abdominal obesity, and low HDL cholesterol, has been associated with a higher prevalence of depression compared with those without the condition
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The relationship between clinical and personal recovery in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
In the motor system, glutamate is involved in the coordination of movement, with excitatory projections from the motor cortex to the spinal cord facilitating motor control
