Do supplements help in mental illness?

Dr Linda Calabresi

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Dr Linda Calabresi

GP; Medical Editor, Healthed

Dr Linda Calabresi

Even primary school children know a good diet and proper nutrition is important if you want to be physically healthy.

Eat the wrong things or insufficient of the good things and chances are you’re destined to develop heart problems, diabetes or cancer.

But what about a person’s psychological health? How important is diet and nutrition in mental health? And is there any evidence that people treat or prevent mental illness by taking particular nutrients, supplements or vitamins?

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