ReviewJournal of physiological anthropology2014
Fermented foods, microbiota, and mental health: ancient practice meets nutritional psychiatry.
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- Exercise-induced stress behavior, gut-microbiota-brain axis and diet: a systematic review for athletes.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2016Pooled it
- Effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 in Pregnancy on Postpartum Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety: A Randomised Double-blind Placebo-controlled Trial.EBioMedicine · 2017Trial
- Consumption of Dairy Products and Cognitive Functioning: Findings from the SU.VI.MAX 2 Study.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2016Trial
- From Gut to Mind: Impact of Probiotics on Depression, Anxiety, Mood, Gut Microbiota, Sleep and Stress-A Systematic Review of RCTs.Annals of neurosciences · 2026Review
- Oral Frailty Index-8 (OFI-8) in Healthy Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Factor Structure and Association With Appetite, Muscle Health, Falls, Physical Function, Mood, and Quality of Life.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2026Article
- Mechanism-First Psychobiotics: Fermented Vegetables, Dairy, and Soy for Depression and Anxiety.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Traditional Fermented Dairy Products as Reservoirs of Bifidobacterium With Probiotic Potential: From Microbial Diversity to Functional Characterization.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2026Review
- Next-generation microbiome therapeutics: psychobiotics and fecal microbiota transplants for mental health treatment.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Review
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- Megasphaera Elesdenii Dysregulates Colon Epithelial Homeostasis, Aggravates Colitis-Associated Tumorigenesis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Limosilactobacillus reuteri fermented brown rice alleviates anxiety improves cognition and modulates gut microbiota in stressed mice.NPJ science of food · 2025Article
- Development of nutrient-rich complementary foods using locally sourced ingredients for low-income households in Eastern Ethiopia.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- The role of fermented foods in maternal health during pregnancy and infant health during the first 1,000 days of life.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- Impact of fresh and fermented vegetable consumption on gut microbiota and body composition: insights from diverse data analysis approaches.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Animal and plant protein intake association with mental health, tryptophan metabolites pathways, and gut microbiota in healthy women: a cross-sectional study.BMC microbiology · 2024Article
- BCM-7: Opioid-like Peptide with Potential Role in Disease Mechanisms.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid as a potential postbiotic mediator in the gut-brain axis.NPJ science of food · 2024Review
- Fermented foods, their microbiome and its potential in boosting human health.Microbial biotechnology · 2024Review
- Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid in Stress and Depressive Disorders through the Gut-Brain Axis.Biomedicines · 2023Review
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Abstract
The purposeful application of fermentation in food and beverage preparation, as a means to provide palatability, nutritional value, preservative, and medicinal properties, is an ancient practice. Fermented foods and beverages continue to make a significant contribution to the overall patterns of traditional dietary practices. As our knowledge of the human microbiome increases, including its connection to mental health (for example, anxiety and depression), it is becoming increasingly clear that there are untold connections between our resident microbes and many aspects of physiology. Of relevance to this research are new findings concerning the ways in which fermentation alters dietary items pre-consumption, and in turn, the ways in which fermentation-enriched chemicals (for example, lactoferrin, bioactive peptides) and newly formed phytochemicals (for example, unique flavonoids) may act upon our own intestinal microbiota profile. Here, we argue that the consumption of fermented foods may be particularly relevant to the emerging research linking traditional dietary practices and positive mental health. The extent to which traditional dietary items may mitigate inflammation and oxidative stress may be controlled, at least to some degree, by microbiota. It is our contention that properly controlled fermentation may often amplify the specific nutrient and phytochemical content of foods, the ultimate value of which may associated with mental health; furthermore, we also argue that the microbes (for example, Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria species) associated with fermented foods may also influence brain health via direct and indirect pathways.
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