[url:t19zp8g1]http://www.abc.net.au/health/thepulse/stories/2011/09/28/3326945.htm[/url:t19zp8g1]
Most of us already know that a healthy diet can help ward off is a range of chronic diseases, including heart disease and diabetes.
Now a growing body of research suggests it might also boost the health of our minds – although we’re only just beginning to understand why.
"Intuitively we know that our physical health has an impact on our mental health and vice versa, but it’s really been only since the end of 2009 that good scientific studies have looked at the link between diet and mental health properly," says Dr Felice Jacka, a researcher at the Barwon Psychiatric Research Unit at Deakin University.
And it’s raising some exciting prospects.
