Food and Mental Health
! Eating problems
If the thoughts of what or when to eat are constant on your mind, it might mean there’s an issue with eating. Eating problems can involve tough experiences and difficult feelings, in addition to food. Check out our info on eating disorders for more details, including ways to get help and tips on how to deal with it.
It’s widely known that nutrition plays a key role in your physical health. But studies also show that nutrition directly affects our mental and emotional wellbeing, too.
On this page you can find factsheets, tips and information and organisations about diet, the impact it can have on your mental health and ways to improve your wellbeing.
Let us know what resource works well for you. If you have any other suggestions for our self-help pages, please email ithrive@health-in-mind.org.uk
Factsheets
These factsheets will help you understand more about the impact your diet can have on your mental health
Diet and mental health from the Mental Health Foundation
Food and mental health from Mind
How diet can affect your mental wellbeing from BBC Food
Tips and information
Here are some different tips and ideas you can use to look after your wellbeing.
Healthier Families from the NHS
Eat well on a budget from the British Heart Foundation
Eating on a budget from the Money Helper
Organisations and services
Here is a list of national organisations related to healthy eating:
Services
If you are looking for local support, please go to our service directory to find out what services and projects are available to you.