Nutrition and Mental Well-Being: Exploring Connections and Holistic Approaches
Quality of life, well-being, and psycho-emotional balance are closely related to the quality of the diet, the level of physical activity, the quality of rest, but also the absence of the consumption of narcotic substances and tobacco, or alcohol abuse. Based on the distribution of a questionnaire th...
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| author | Theodora Claudia Gheonea Carmen-Nicoleta Oancea Magdalena Mititelu Elena Carmen Lupu Corina-Bianca Ioniță-Mîndrican Ion Rogoveanu |
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| description | Quality of life, well-being, and psycho-emotional balance are closely related to the quality of the diet, the level of physical activity, the quality of rest, but also the absence of the consumption of narcotic substances and tobacco, or alcohol abuse. Based on the distribution of a questionnaire that included 30 questions, we aimed to statistically evaluate several factors that influence mental health and vices. It recorded a total of 1719 valid responses, which came from 78.3% female respondents and 21.7% male respondents. After processing the anthropometric data, it was observed that the majority of respondents are of normal weight (63.87%) and come from women in particular (36.13%). Based on the answers recorded, although over 60% of the respondents participating in the study are up to 40 years old, there is an increased tendency towards sedentarism (over 58% of the respondents declaring that they do sports very rarely or not at all), a low tendency regarding optimal consumption of vegetables and fruits, many respondents do not hydrate properly, which is why approximately 60% of respondents feel frequently tired, and over 32% are frequently nervous. The increased level of stress among the respondents and emotional eating are also generated by inadequate rest, reduced physical activity, and a diet that does not help the efficient detoxification of the body. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-053f8ddfff5845ffbe0e3478e53fc7492023-11-24T14:49:46ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832023-11-011222718010.3390/jcm12227180Nutrition and Mental Well-Being: Exploring Connections and Holistic ApproachesTheodora Claudia Gheonea0Carmen-Nicoleta Oancea1Magdalena Mititelu2Elena Carmen Lupu3Corina-Bianca Ioniță-Mîndrican4Ion Rogoveanu5Center for IBD Patients, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy from Craiova, 200345 Craiova, RomaniaDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy from Craiova, 200345 Craiova, RomaniaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory and Food Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020956 Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Mathematics and Informatics, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Ovidius” University of Constanta, 900001 Constanta, RomaniaDepartment of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020945 Bucharest, RomaniaCenter for IBD Patients, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy from Craiova, 200345 Craiova, RomaniaQuality of life, well-being, and psycho-emotional balance are closely related to the quality of the diet, the level of physical activity, the quality of rest, but also the absence of the consumption of narcotic substances and tobacco, or alcohol abuse. Based on the distribution of a questionnaire that included 30 questions, we aimed to statistically evaluate several factors that influence mental health and vices. It recorded a total of 1719 valid responses, which came from 78.3% female respondents and 21.7% male respondents. After processing the anthropometric data, it was observed that the majority of respondents are of normal weight (63.87%) and come from women in particular (36.13%). Based on the answers recorded, although over 60% of the respondents participating in the study are up to 40 years old, there is an increased tendency towards sedentarism (over 58% of the respondents declaring that they do sports very rarely or not at all), a low tendency regarding optimal consumption of vegetables and fruits, many respondents do not hydrate properly, which is why approximately 60% of respondents feel frequently tired, and over 32% are frequently nervous. The increased level of stress among the respondents and emotional eating are also generated by inadequate rest, reduced physical activity, and a diet that does not help the efficient detoxification of the body.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/22/7180metabolic diseasespublic healtheating habitsjunk foodinflammatory bowel diseasesliver diseases |
| spellingShingle | Theodora Claudia Gheonea Carmen-Nicoleta Oancea Magdalena Mititelu Elena Carmen Lupu Corina-Bianca Ioniță-Mîndrican Ion Rogoveanu Nutrition and Mental Well-Being: Exploring Connections and Holistic Approaches Journal of Clinical Medicine metabolic diseases public health eating habits junk food inflammatory bowel diseases liver diseases |
| title | Nutrition and Mental Well-Being: Exploring Connections and Holistic Approaches |
| title_full | Nutrition and Mental Well-Being: Exploring Connections and Holistic Approaches |
| title_fullStr | Nutrition and Mental Well-Being: Exploring Connections and Holistic Approaches |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutrition and Mental Well-Being: Exploring Connections and Holistic Approaches |
| title_short | Nutrition and Mental Well-Being: Exploring Connections and Holistic Approaches |
| title_sort | nutrition and mental well being exploring connections and holistic approaches |
| topic | metabolic diseases public health eating habits junk food inflammatory bowel diseases liver diseases |
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