There is increasing academic and clinical interest in how “lifestyle factors” traditionally
associated with physical health may also relate to mental health and psychological well …

Social science genetics is concerned with understanding whether, how and why genetic
differences between human beings are linked to differences in behaviours and …

Mendelian randomisation (MR) studies allow a better understanding of the causal effects of
modifiable exposures on health outcomes, but the published evidence is often hampered by …

Food and mood: how do diet and nutrition affect mental wellbeing? Page 1 the bmj | BMJ
2020;369:m2440 | doi: 10.1136/bmj.m2440 1 Food For ThoughT 2020 Food and mood: how do …

Background/objectives Obesity has been associated with elevated risk of depression. If this
association is causal, the increasing obesity prevalence might lead to worsening population …

Background Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a universally fatal neurodegenerative
disease. ALS is determined by gene-environment interactions and improved understanding …

Mendelian randomization (MR) estimates the causal effect of exposures on outcomes by
exploiting genetic variation to address confounding and reverse causation. This method has …

Epidemiological studies have linked particulate matter (PM2. 5) to gestational diabetes
mellitus (GDM). However, the causality of this association has not been established; …

Higher adiposity is an established risk factor for psychiatric diseases including depression
and anxiety. The associations between adiposity and depression may be explained by the …

Background Cortisol, a steroid hormone frequently used as a biomarker of stress, is
associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). To …