Nutrition & Gut-Brain Axis

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Agustí, A., García-Pardo, M. P., López-Almela, I., Campillo, I., Maes, M., Romaní-Pérez, M., & Sanz, Y. (2018). Interplay between the gut-brain axis, obesity and cognitive function. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 12, Article 155. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2018.00155

American Diabetes Association. (2019). 13. Children and adolescents: Standards of medical care in diabetes—2019. Diabetes Care, 42(Supplement 1), S148-S164. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc19-S013

American Physiological Society (2018, July 24). Microbiota and the gut-brain axis – 2018 refresher course pt 3 [Video]. (1:05:16). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M88V4dSRJRI

Anderson, G., & Maes, M. (2015). The gut–brain axis: The role of melatonin in linking psychiatric, inflammatory and neurodegenerative conditions. Advances In Integrative Medicine, 2(1), 31-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aimed.2014.12.007

Anzman, S. L., Rollins, B. Y., & Birch, L. L. (2010). Parental influence on children's early eating environments and obesity risk: implications for prevention. International Journal of Obesity, 34(7), 1116-1124. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2010.43

Banerjee, A., Khemka, V. K., Ganguly, A., Roy, D., Ganguly, U., & Chakrabarti, S. (2015). Vitamin D and Alzheimer’s disease: neurocognition to therapeutics. International Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2015, Article 192747. https://dx.doi.org/10.1155%2F2015%2F192747

Bercik, P., Collins, S. M., & Verdu, E. F. (2012). Microbes and the gut‐brain axis. Neurogastroenterology & Motility, 24(5), 405-413. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2982.2012.01906.x

Bienenstock, J., Kunze, W., & Forsythe, P. (2015). Microbiota and the gut–brain axis. Nutrition Reviews, 73(suppl_1), 28-31. https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuv019

BigThink (2016, October 21). How your gut influences your mental health: It’s practically a second brain | Dr. Emeran Mayer [Video] (8:18 minutes). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PLD5RLLvfQ

Blasko, I. (2015). Interaction of ω-3 fatty acids with B vitamins in slowing the progression of brain atrophy: identifying the elderly at risk. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 102(1), 7-8. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.115.114322

Blum, K., Downs, B. W., Dushaj, K., Li, M., Braverman, E. R., Fried, L., Waite, R., Demotrovics, Z., & Badgaiyan, R. D. (2016). The benefits of customized DNA directed nutrition to balance the brain reward circuitry and reduce addictive behaviors. Precision Medicine, 1(1), 18-33.

Boonstra, E., de Kleijn, R., Colzato, L. S., Alkemade, A., Forstmann, B. U., & Nieuwenhuis, S. (2015). Neurotransmitters as food supplements: the effects of GABA on brain and behavior. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, Article 1520. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389%2Ffpsyg.2015.01520 

Brett, B. E., & de Weerth, C. (2019). The microbiota–gut–brain axis: A promising avenue to foster healthy developmental outcomes. Developmental Psychobiology, 61(5), 772–782. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002%2Fdev.21824

Brzozowski, B., Mazur-Bialy, A., Pajdo, R., Kwiecien, S., Bilski, J., Zwolinska-Wcislo, M., Mach, T., & Brzozowski, T. (2016). Mechanisms by which stress affects the experimental and clinical inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): role of brain-gut axis. Current Neuropharmacology, 14(8), 892-900. https://dx.doi.org/10.2174%2F1570159X14666160404124127

Bull, M. J., & Plummer, N. T. (2014). Part 1: The human gut microbiome in health and disease. Integrative Medicine: A Clinician's Journal, 13(6), 17-22.

Calvani, R., Picca, A., Lo Monaco, M. R., Landi, F., Bernabei, R., & Marzetti, E. (2018). Of microbes and minds: A narrative review on the second brain aging. Frontiers in Medicine, 5, Article 53. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2018.00053

Carabotti, M., Scirocco, A., Maselli, M. A., & Severi, C. (2015). The gut-brain axis: interactions between enteric microbiota, central and enteric nervous systems. Annals of Gastroenterology: Quarterly Publication of the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology, 28(2), 203-209.

Cheung, S., Goldenthal, A. R., Uhlemann, A. C., Mann, J. J., Miller, J. M., & Sublette, M. E. (2019). Systematic review of gut microbiota and Major Depression. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 34. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00034

Chunchai, T., Thunapong, W., Yasom, S., Wanchai, K., Eaimworawuthikul, S., Metzler, G., Lungkaphin, A., Pongchaidecha, A., Sirilun, S., Chaiyasut, C., Pratchayasakul, W., Thiennimitr, P., Chattipakorn, N., & Chattipakorn, S. C. (2018). Decreased microglial activation through gut-brain axis by prebiotics, probiotics, or synbiotics effectively restored cognitive function in obese-insulin resistant rats. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 15(1), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-018-1055-2

Clarke, G., O'mahony, S., Dinan, T. G., & Cryan, J. F. (2014). Priming for health: gut microbiota acquired in early life regulates physiology, brain and behaviour. Acta Paediatrica, 103(8), 812-819.

Cooper, R. E., Tye, C., Kuntsi, J., Vassos, E., & Asherson, P. (2016).The effect of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on emotional dysregulation, oppositional behaviour and conduct problems in ADHD: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 190, 474-482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2015.09.053

Cryan, J. F., & Dinan, T. G. (2012). Mind-altering microorganisms: the impact of the gut microbiota on brain and behaviour. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 13(10), 701-712. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn3346

Cryan, J. F., & O’mahony, S. M. (2011). The microbiome‐gut‐brain axis: from bowel to behavior. Neurogastroenterology & Motility, 23(3), 187-192. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2982.2010.01664.x

Cohen Kadosh, K., Muhardi, L., Parikh, P., Basso, M., Jan Mohamed, H. J., Prawitasari, T., ... & Geurts, J. M. (2021). Nutritional support of neurodevelopment and cognitive function in infants and young children—An update and novel insights. Nutrients, 13(1), Article 199. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13010199

Cui, X., Gooch, H., Petty, A., McGrath, J. J., & Eyles, D. (2017). Vitamin D and the brain: Genomic and non-genomic actions. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 453, 131-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2017.05.035

Cusick, S. E., & Georgieff, M. K. (2016). The role of nutrition in brain development: the golden opportunity of the “first 1000 days”. The Journal of Pediatrics, 175, 16-21. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.jpeds.2016.05.013

Dauncey, M. J. (2013). Genomic and epigenomic insights into nutrition and brain disorders. Nutrients, 5(3), 887-914. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu5030887

De Palma, G., Collins, S. M., Bercik, P., & Verdu, E. F. (2014). The microbiota–gut–brain axis in gastrointestinal disorders: stressed bugs, stressed brain or both? The Journal of Physiology, 592(14), 2989-2997. https://dx.doi.org/10.1113%2Fjphysiol.2014.273995

Diaz Heijtz, R., Wang, S., Anuar, F., Qian, Y., Björkholm, B., Samuelsson, A., Hibberd, M. L., Forssberg, H., & Pettersson, S. (2011). Normal gut microbiota modulates brain development and behavior. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(7), 3047-3052. https://dx.doi.org/10.1073%2Fpnas.1010529108

DiFeliceantonio, A. G., & Small, D. M. (2019). Dopamine and diet-induced obesity. Nature Neuroscience, 22(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-018-0304-0

Dinan, T. G., & Cryan, J. F. (2017). Gut instincts: microbiota as a key regulator of brain development, ageing and neurodegeneration. The Journal of Physiology, 595(2), 489-503. https://dx.doi.org/10.1113%2FJP273106

Dinan, T. G., & Cryan, J. F. (2017). Gut–brain axis in 2016: Brain–gut–microbiota axis—mood, metabolism and behaviour. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 14(2), 69-70. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2016.200

Dinan, T. G., & Cryan, J. F. (2017). The microbiome-gut-brain axis in health and disease. Gastroenterology Clinics, 46(1), 77-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gtc.2016.09.007

Duke University (2018, September 21). The gut-brain connection [Video]. (2:02 minutes). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oym87kVhqm4

El Aidy, S., Dinan, T. G., & Cryan, J. F. (2014). Immune modulation of the brain-gut-microbe axis. Frontiers in Microbiology, 5, Article 146. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00146

Emge, J. R., Huynh, K., Miller, E. N., Kaur, M., Reardon, C., Barrett, K. E., & Gareau, M. G. (2016). Modulation of the microbiota-gut-brain axis by probiotics in a murine model of inflammatory bowel disease . American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 310(11), G989-G998. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpgi.00086.2016

Evrensel, A., & Ceylan, M. E. (2015). The gut-brain axis: the missing link in depression. Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience, 13(3), 239-244. https://dx.doi.org/10.9758%2Fcpn.2015.13.3.239

Feldscher, K. (2015, January 7). Assessing the new U.S. dietary guidelines. Harvard School of Public Health. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/assessing-the-new-u-s-dietary-guidelines/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=01.11.2016%20(1)

Flannery, J., Callaghan, B., Sharpton, T., Fisher, P., & Pfeifer, J. (2019). Is adolescence the missing developmental link in Microbiome–Gut–Brain axis communication? Developmental psychobiology, 61(5), 783-795. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.21821

Forsythe, P., Kunze, W. A., & Bienenstock, J. (2012). On communication between gut microbes and the brain . Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 28(6), 557-562. https://doi.org/10.1097/mog.0b013e3283572ffa

Foster, J. A., Rinaman, L., & Cryan, J. F. (2017). Stress & the gut-brain axis: regulation by the microbiome. Neurobiology of Stress, 7, 124-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynstr.2017.03.001

Galler, J. R., Koethe, J. R., & Yolken, R. H. (2017). Neurodevelopment: the impact of nutrition and inflammation during adolescence in low-resource settings. Pediatrics, 139(Supplement 1), S72-S84. https://dx.doi.org/10.1542%2Fpeds.2016-2828I

Ghaisas, S., Maher, J., & Kanthasamy, A. (2016). Gut microbiome in health and disease: Linking the microbiome–gut–brain axis and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of systemic and neurodegenerative diseases. Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 158, 52-62. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.pharmthera.2015.11.012

González Olmo, B. M., Butler, M. J., & Barrientos, R. M. (2021). Evolution of the human diet and its impact on gut microbiota, immune responses, and brain health. Nutrients, 13(1), Article 196.  https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13010196

Goyal, M. S., Venkatesh, S., Milbrandt, J., Gordon, J. I., & Raichle, M. E. (2015). Feeding the brain and nurturing the mind. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(46), 14105-14112.  https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1511465112

Gut Microbiota News Watch (2016). #GMFH2016 Learning about the gut-brain axis, an interview with Ted Dinan [Video] (3:30 minutes). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRUvlh4M2ZM&feature=youtu.be

Ho, P., & Ross, D. A. (2017). More than a gut feeling: the implications of the gut microbiota in psychiatry. Biological Psychiatry, 81(5), e35-e37. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.biopsych.2016.12.018

Houser, M. C., & Tansey, M. G. (2017). The gut-brain axis: is intestinal inflammation a silent driver of Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis? npj Parkinson's Disease, 3(1), Article 3(2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41531-016-0002-0

Huang, T. T., Lai, J. B., Du, Y. L., Xu, Y., Ruan, L. M., & Hu, S. H. (2019). Current understanding of gut microbiota in mood disorders: an update of human studies. Frontiers in Genetics, 10, Article 98. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389%2Ffgene.2019.00098

Jahangard, L., Sadeghi, A., Ahmadpanah, M., Holsboer-Trachsler, E., Bahmani, D. S., Haghighi, M., & Brand, S. (2018). Influence of adjuvant omega-3-polyunsaturated fatty acids on depression, sleep, and emotion regulation among outpatients with major depressive disorders-Results from a double-blind, randomized and placebo-controlled clinical trial. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 107, 48-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.09.016

Jašarević, E., Howerton, C. L., Howard, C. D., & Bale, T. L. (2015). Alterations in the vaginal microbiome by maternal stress are associated with metabolic reprogramming of the offspring gut and brain . Endocrinology, 156(9), 3265-3276. https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2015-1177

Jenkins, T., Nguyen, J., Polglaze, K., & Bertrand, P. (2016). Influence of tryptophan and serotonin on mood and cognition with a possible role of the gut-brain axis. Nutrients, 8(1), Article 56. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8010056

John, C. C., Black, M. M., & Nelson, C. A. (2017). Neurodevelopment: the impact of nutrition and inflammation during early to middle childhood in low-resource settings. Pediatrics, 139 (Supplement 1), S59-S71. https://dx.doi.org/10.1542%2Fpeds.2016-2828H

Keunen, K., Van Elburg, R. M., Van Bel, F., & Benders, M. J. (2015). Impact of nutrition on brain development and its neuroprotective implications following preterm birth. Pediatric Research, 77(1-2), 148-155. https://doi.org/10.1038/pr.2014.171

Klingelhoefer, L., & Reichmann, H. (2015). Pathogenesis of Parkinson disease—the gut–brain axis and environmental factors. Nature Reviews Neurology, 11(11), 625-636. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2015.197

Kowalski, K., & Mulak, A. (2019). Brain-Gut-microbiota axis in Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 25(1), 48-60. https://dx.doi.org/10.5056%2Fjnm18087

Krebs, N. F., Lozoff, B., & Georgieff, M. K. (2017). Neurodevelopment: the impact of nutrition and inflammation during infancy in low-resource settings. Pediatrics, 139(Supplement 1), S50-S58. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2016-2828g

Limbers, C. A., Egan, K., & Cohen, A. (2018). Executive functions and dietary behaviors in school-aged children. International Journal of School Health, 5(1), Article e61194. https://dx.doi.org/10.5812/intjsh.61194

Luan, H., Wang, X., & Cai, Z. (2019). Mass spectrometry‐based metabolomics: Targeting the crosstalk between gut microbiota and brain in neurodegenerative disorders. Mass Spectrometry Reviews, 38(1), 22-33. https://doi.org/10.1002/mas.21553

Luna, R. A., & Foster, J. A. (2015). Gut brain axis: diet microbiota interactions and implications for modulation of anxiety and depression. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 32, 35-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2014.10.007

Matsuo, Y., Kumakura, H., Kanai, H., Iwasaki, T., & Ichikawa, S. (2020). The geriatric nutritional risk index predicts long-term survival and cardiovascular or limb events in peripheral arterial disease. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis, 27(2), 134-143.

Mayer, E. A., Tillisch, K., & Gupta, A. (2015). Gut/brain axis and the microbiota. The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 125(3), 926-938. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI76304.

Mayne, P. E., & Burne, T. H. (2019). Vitamin D in synaptic plasticity, cognitive function, and neuropsychiatric illness. Trends in Neurosciences, 42(4), 293-306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2019.01.003

McCarthy, M. M. M., & Nugent, B. (2015). Epigenetic influences on the developing brain: effects of hormones and nutrition. Advances in Genomics and Genetics, 5, 215-225. https://doi.org/10.2147/AGG.S58625

Meeusen, R. (2014). Exercise, nutrition and the brain. Sports Medicine, 44(1), 47-56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-014-0150-5

Mittal, R., Debs, L. H., Patel, A. P., Nguyen, D., Patel, K., O'Connor, G., ... & Liu, X. Z. (2017). Neurotransmitters: The critical modulators regulating gut–brain axis. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 232(9), 2359-2372. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.25518

Mohajeri, M. (2019). Brain aging and gut–brain axis. Nutrients,11(2), Article 422. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11020424

Mohamed, N. E. S., & El-Moneim, A. E. A. (2017). Ginkgo biloba extract alleviates oxidative stress and some neurotransmitters changes induced by aluminum chloride in rats. Nutrition, 35, 93-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2016.10.012

Mohanty, B., Mahanty, A., Ganguly, S., Sankar, T. V., Chakraborty, K., Rangasamy, A., Paul, B., Sarma, D., Mathew, S., Asha, K. K., Behera, B., Aftabuddin, M., Debnath, D., Vijayagopal, P., Sridhar, N., Akhtar, M. S., Sahi, N., Mitra, T., Banerjee, S., Paria, P., … Sharma, A. P. (2014). Amino Acid compositions of 27 food fishes and their importance in clinical nutrition. Journal of Amino Acids, 2014, Article 269797. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/269797

Mulak, A., & Bonaz, B. (2015). Brain-gut-microbiota axis in Parkinson's disease. World Journal of Gastroenterology: WJG, 21(37), 10609-10620. https://dx.doi.org/10.3748%2Fwjg.v21.i37.10609

Muth, A. K., & Park, S. Q. (2021). The impact of dietary macronutrient intake on cognitive function and the brain. Clinical Nutrition, 40(6), 3999-4010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2021.04.043

Nadjar, A., Leyrolle, Q., Joffre, C., & Laye, S. (2017). Bioactive lipids as new class of microglial modulators: when nutrition meets neuroimunology. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 79, 19-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2016.07.004

Oriach, C. S., Robertson, R. C., Stanton, C., Cryan, J. F., & Dinan, T. G. (2016). Food for thought: The role of nutrition in the microbiota-gut–brain axis. Clinical Nutrition Experimental, 6, 25-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yclnex.2016.01.003

Patrick, R. P., & Ames, B. N. (2015). Vitamin D and the omega-3 fatty acids control serotonin synthesis and action, part 2: Relevance for ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and impulsive behavior. The FASEB Journal, 29(6), 2207-2222. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.14-268342

Pennisi, E. (2020). Meet the ‘psychobiome’: the gut bacteria that may alter how you think, feel, and act. Science, 368(6491), 570-573. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abc6637

Petra, A. I., Panagiotidou, S., Hatziagelaki, E., Stewart, J. M., Conti, P., & Theoharides, T. C. (2015). Gut-microbiota-brain axis and its effect on neuropsychiatric disorders with suspected immune dysregulation. Clinical Therapeutics, 37(5), 984-995. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinthera.2015.04.002

Plassmann, H., Schelski, D. S., Simon, M.-C., & Koban, L. (2022). How we decide what to eat: Toward an interdisciplinary model of gut–brain interactions. WIREs Cognitive Science, 13(1), Article e1562. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1562

Pirotta, S., Kidgell, D. J., & Daly, R. M. (2015). Effects of vitamin D supplementation on neuroplasticity in older adults: a double-blinded, placebo-controlled randomised trial. Osteoporosis International, 26(1), 131-140. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-014-2855-6

Prado, E. L., & Dewey, K. G. (2014). Nutrition and brain development in early life. Nutrition Reviews, 72(4), 267-284.  https://doi.org/10.1111/nure.12102

Prado, E. L., Ashorn, U., Phuka, J., Maleta, K., Sadalaki, J., Oaks, B. M., Haskell, M., Allen, L.H., Vosti, S.A., Ashorn, P., & Dewey, K.G. (2017). Associations of maternal nutrition during pregnancy and post‐partum with maternal cognition and caregiving. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 14(2), e12546-e12546. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12546

RCIScience (2017, September 27). The Gut Brain Axis: Connecting Microbiota and Depression | Premsyl Bercik, MD [Video]. (38:07 minutes). YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxwSlEXOZLA

Russo, R., Cristiano, C., Avagliano, C., De Caro, C., La Rana, G., Raso, G. M., Canani, R. B., Meli, R., & Calignano, A. (2018). Gut-brain axis: Role of lipids in the regulation of inflammation, pain and CNS diseases. Current Medicinal Chemistry, 25(32), 3930-3952. https://doi.org/10.2174/0929867324666170216113756

Sandhu, K. V., Sherwin, E., Schellekens, H., Stanton, C., Dinan, T. G., & Cryan, J. F. (2017). Feeding the microbiota-gut-brain axis: diet, microbiome, and neuropsychiatry. Translational Research, 179, 223-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trsl.2016.10.002

Sasaki, K. (2016). Nutrition and dopamine: An intake of tyrosine in royal jelly can affect the brain levels of dopamine in male honeybees (Apis mellifera L.). Journal of Insect Physiology, 87, 45-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2016.02.003

Scarmeas, N., Anastasiou, C. A., & Yannakoulia, M. (2018). Nutrition and prevention of cognitive impairment. The Lancet Neurology, 7(11), 1006-1015. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(18)30338-7

Sedgmond, J., Lawrence, N. S., Verbruggen, F., Morrison, S., Chambers, C. D., & Adams, R. C. (2019). Prefrontal brain stimulation during food-related inhibition training: effects on food craving, food consumption and inhibitory control. Royal Society Open Science, 6(1), Article 181186. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098%2Frsos.181186

Sheean, P., Gonzalez, M. C., Prado, C. M., McKeever, L., Hall, A. M., & Braunschweig, C. A. (2020). American society for parenteral and enteral nutrition clinical guidelines: the validity of body composition assessment in clinical populations. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 44(1), 12-43. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpen.1669

Sherman, M. P., Zaghouani, H., & Niklas, V. (2015). Gut microbiota, the immune system, and diet influence the neonatal gut–brain axis. Pediatric Research, 77(1-2), 127–135. https://doi.org/10.1038/pr.2014.161

Sherwin, E., Sandhu, K. V., Dinan, T. G., & Cryan, J. F. (2016). May the force be with you: the light and dark sides of the microbiota–gut–brain axis in neuropsychiatry. CNS Drugs, 30(11), 1019-1041. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40263-016-0370-3

Singh, M. K., Leslie, S. M., Packer, M. M., Zaiko, Y. V., Phillips, O. R., Weisman, E. F., Wall, D. M., Jo, B., & Rasgon, N. (2019). Brain and behavioral correlates of insulin resistance in youth with depression and obesity. Hormones and Behavior, 108, 73-83. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.yhbeh.2018.03.009

Song, C., Shieh, C. H., Wu, Y. S., Kalueff, A., Gaikwad, S., & Su, K. P. (2016). The role of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids in the treatment of major depression and Alzheimer's disease: acting separately or synergistically? Progress in Lipid Research, 62, 41-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plipres.2015.12.003

Song, S. J., Dominguez-Bello, M. G., & Knight, R. (2013). How delivery mode and feeding can shape the bacterial community in the infant gut. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 185(5), 373-374. https://dx.doi.org/10.1503%2Fcmaj.130147

Spector, T., Asnicar, F., Berry, S., Valdes, A., Franks, P., Wolf, J., Hadjigeorgiou, G., LeRoy, C., Leeming, E., Drew, D., Nguyen, L., Mazidi, M., Chan, A., & Segata, N. (2020). Microbiome Signatures of Nutrients, Foods and Dietary Patterns: Potential for Personalized Nutrition from The PREDICT 1 Study. Current Developments in Nutrition, 4(Supplement_2), 1587-1587. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa062_044

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Stilling, R. M., Dinan, T. G., & Cryan, J. F. (2014). Microbial genes, brain & behaviour–epigenetic regulation of the gut–brain axis. Genes, Brain and Behavior, 13(1), 69-86. https://doi.org/10.1111/gbb.12109

Stilling, R. M., van de Wouw, M., Clarke, G., Stanton, C., Dinan, T. G., & Cryan, J. F. (2016). The neuropharmacology of butyrate: the bread and butter of the microbiota-gut-brain axis? Neurochemistry International, 99, 110-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuint.2016.06.011

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