Food for Mood—Does the Way We Feel Really Reflect the Way We Eat?

Ursula Werneke

Associate Professor in Psychiatry Ume? University and Consultant Psychiatrist Sunderby Research Unit, Ume? University, Ume?, Sweden.

DOI: 10.4236/ojd.2014.31001                

Abstract

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Keywords

food; mood

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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