Higgs Suzanne, Aarts Kristien, Adan Roger A H, Buitelaar Jan K, Cirulli Francesca, Cryan John F, Dickson Suzanne L, Korosi Aniko, van der Beek Eline M, Dye Louise
School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B152TT, United Kingdom.
European Brain Council, Brussels 1000, Belgium.
Nutr Rev. 2025 Mar 1;83(3):586-592. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuae160.
Brain health is a pressing global concern. Poor diet quality is a recognized major environmental risk factor for brain disorders and one of the few that is modifiable. There is substantial evidence that nutrition impacts brain development and brain health across the life course. So why then is the full potential of nutrition not utilized to improve brain function? This commentary, which is based on discussions of the European Brain Research Area BRAINFOOD cluster, aims to highlight the most urgent research priorities concerning the evidence base in the area of nutrition and brain health and identifies 3 major issues that need to be addressed: (1) increase causal and mechanistic evidence on the link between nutrition and brain health, (2) produce effective messages/education concerning the role of food for brain health, and (3) provide funding to support collaborative working across diverse stakeholders.
大脑健康是一个紧迫的全球问题。不良的饮食质量是公认的导致脑部疾病的主要环境风险因素之一,也是少数几个可以改变的因素之一。有大量证据表明,营养在整个生命过程中都会影响大脑发育和大脑健康。那么,为什么营养的全部潜力没有被用于改善大脑功能呢?这篇评论基于欧洲大脑研究领域BRAINFOOD集群的讨论,旨在突出营养与大脑健康领域证据基础方面最紧迫的研究重点,并确定了3个需要解决的主要问题:(1)增加关于营养与大脑健康之间联系的因果和机制证据;(2)就食物对大脑健康的作用产生有效的信息/开展教育;(3)提供资金以支持不同利益相关者之间的合作。