Die Forscher haben eine Darmdiet-Verbindung zur postpartalen Depression aufgedeckt und festgestellt, dass das Essen von Soja, fermentierten Lebensmitteln und Seetang vorteilhafte Darmbakterien fördern und die geistige Gesundheit der Mütter schützen kann. Die neue Studie stammt von der Kyoto University über Diät und postpartale Depression bei japanischen Müttern.

I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/4/9/pgaf169/8246167

From the linked article:

**Researchers have uncovered a gut-diet link to postpartum depression, finding that eating a diet of soy, fermented foods, and seaweed may nurture beneficial gut bacteria and protect mothers’ mental health**.

With the link between the gut microbiome and mental health now fairly well established, scientists have begun looking at how promoting a healthy microbiome can improve conditions such as depression in real-life scenarios.

**A new study led by Kyoto University has investigated how gut bacteria and diet are linked to postpartum depression in Japanese mothers.**

About 14% of mothers scored in the high-depression range despite being considered “healthy”. Lower gut microbiota diversity was associated with higher depression scores. Specific butyrate-producing bacteria – beneficial gut bacteria that ferment dietary fibers to produce butyrate, a short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) – were less abundant in mothers with more depressive symptoms. These bacteria are known to improve gut and immune health.

From a physical perspective, depressed mothers reported poorer sleep quality and worse overall physical condition. However, the researchers found that mothers who ate the SFD had lower depression scores, better physical condition, and healthier gut bacteria. The VMD pattern was linked to some physical health benefits, but not to lower depression. Mothers with depression were also found to eat less yogurt, dairy, and pickled vegetables than those with lower depression scores.