According to recent findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study, mental disorders accounted for approximately 7.4% of the total disease burden, with as many as 80% of suicide deaths attributable to mental disorders. Evidence indicates that numerous lifestyle factors, such as physical activity and dietary intake, are associated with mental health status. Although an abundance of evidence indicates that increasing physical activity levels could lower the risks of mental diseases such as depression, anxiety, etc., the prevalence of insufficient physical activity reached up to 27.5% globally. Thus, it is essential to identify preventive factors and effective interventions that help deal with the issue of insufficiency in the physical activity level. Recently, dietary habits have also drawn more attention to the association with mental health. However, existing studies on dietary habits and mental health have focused on a limited number of food and nutrients intakes. In the face of the sudden global outbreak of COVID-19, people’s participation in physical activity, and access and availability of various foods have undoubtedly been influenced, and mental issues, like emotional eating, have been exacerbated. Therefore, more studies are needed on the specific impact of change in physical activity and dietary habits on people’s mental health during the COVID-19 Pandemic worldwide.
This Research Topic offers a special opportunity to contribute to the breakthrough in this area of mental health. In this Research Topic, we are particularly interested in articles examining the effects of unique exercise forms and dietary patterns on mental disease prevention during the COVID-19 Pandemic across the lifespan and across different countries through experimental and observational research designs.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following themes:
- The correlates and determinants of changes in physical activity, sedentary behavior, and diet during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Independent and combined effect of physical activity or sedentary behavior, and diet on mental health during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- The effect of healthy foods, nutrients, trace elements and dietary patterns on mental health.
- The effect of various forms of physical exercise on mental health during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- The effect of eating habits (e.g., breakfast habit or quality, eating regularly) on mental health.
- Association between physical fitness and mental health.
We welcome submissions from anywhere in the world. Manuscript formats can vary from literature reviews (systematic reviews and meta-analyses or narrative reviews) to original research (cross-sectional studies, prospective cohort studies, case-control studies and randomized controlled trials) etc.
According to recent findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study, mental disorders accounted for approximately 7.4% of the total disease burden, with as many as 80% of suicide deaths attributable to mental disorders. Evidence indicates that numerous lifestyle factors, such as physical activity and dietary intake, are associated with mental health status. Although an abundance of evidence indicates that increasing physical activity levels could lower the risks of mental diseases such as depression, anxiety, etc., the prevalence of insufficient physical activity reached up to 27.5% globally. Thus, it is essential to identify preventive factors and effective interventions that help deal with the issue of insufficiency in the physical activity level. Recently, dietary habits have also drawn more attention to the association with mental health. However, existing studies on dietary habits and mental health have focused on a limited number of food and nutrients intakes. In the face of the sudden global outbreak of COVID-19, people’s participation in physical activity, and access and availability of various foods have undoubtedly been influenced, and mental issues, like emotional eating, have been exacerbated. Therefore, more studies are needed on the specific impact of change in physical activity and dietary habits on people’s mental health during the COVID-19 Pandemic worldwide.
This Research Topic offers a special opportunity to contribute to the breakthrough in this area of mental health. In this Research Topic, we are particularly interested in articles examining the effects of unique exercise forms and dietary patterns on mental disease prevention during the COVID-19 Pandemic across the lifespan and across different countries through experimental and observational research designs.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following themes:
- The correlates and determinants of changes in physical activity, sedentary behavior, and diet during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Independent and combined effect of physical activity or sedentary behavior, and diet on mental health during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- The effect of healthy foods, nutrients, trace elements and dietary patterns on mental health.
- The effect of various forms of physical exercise on mental health during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- The effect of eating habits (e.g., breakfast habit or quality, eating regularly) on mental health.
- Association between physical fitness and mental health.
We welcome submissions from anywhere in the world. Manuscript formats can vary from literature reviews (systematic reviews and meta-analyses or narrative reviews) to original research (cross-sectional studies, prospective cohort studies, case-control studies and randomized controlled trials) etc.
