About this Research Topic
The primary goal of this Research Topic is to present multidisciplinary studies that address the causal association between food/dietary/nutritional factors and mental health/aging-related outcomes using confounding-reduction methods that integrate genetic data, such as one-sample and two-sample Mendelian randomization. It intends to provide insights into how certain food intake and dietary patterns may be used to promote mental health and healthy aging in clinical, public mental health, and policy interventions.
We invite researchers to submit a range of articles, including but not limited to original research articles, brief research reports, reviews, meta-analyses, opinions, perspectives, and case reports to provide new evidence on the following:
- The causal effect of food consumption/dietary factors on mental health-related outcomes, such as risks of mental disorders, subjective well-being, and life satisfaction;
- The causal effect of food consumption/dietary factors on aging-related outcomes, such as longevity, cognitive function, telomere length, and DNA methylation;
- Possible mechanisms for associations between food/dietary/nutritional factors and mental health/aging-related outcomes;
- Gene-environment interplay in associations between food/dietary/nutritional factors and mental health/aging-related outcomes.
Keywords: Mental Health, Aging, Food Consumption, Diet, Nutrition, Genetic Data, Causal Inference
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