Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pregnancy, Infancy and Development -- Acute Effects of Food Intake -- Chronic Effects of Food Intake - Western-style Diets -- Dietary Neurotoxins -- Neuroprotective Effects of Diet -- Food-related Drugs and Food as a Drug -- Starvation and Caloric Restriction in Adults -- Essential Nutrient Deficiencies in Adults -- Implications and Conclusions.

"Diet Impacts on Brain and Mind Everybody eats, and what we eat - or do not - affects the brain and mind. There is significant general, applied, academic, and industry interest about nutrition and the brain, yet there is much misinformation and no single reliable guide. Diet Impacts on Brain and Mind provides a comprehensive account of this emerging multi-disciplinary science, exploring the acute and chronic impacts of human dieat on the brain and mind. It has a primarily human focus and is broad in scope, covering wide-ranging topics like brain development, whole diets, specific nutrients, research methodology, and food as a drug. It is written in an accessible format and is of interest to undergraduate and graduate students studying nutritional neuroscience and related disciplines, healthcare professionals with an applied interest, industry researchers seeking topic overviews, and interested general readers. Richard J. Stevenson was born in the UK where he completed a degree in Biology, and a masters and PhD in Experimental Psychology. After moving to Australia, he has worked in both applied and academic settings, with a current focus on the impacts of Western-style diets on brain and appetitive behaviour. He is currently Professor of Experimental Psychology at Macquarie University, Australia. Heather M. Francis is a Clinical Neuropsychologist whose research has focused on the links between diet and brain function, particularly in young adults. She is Deputy Director of the Master of Clinical Neuropsychology program at Macquarie University, Australia, and works clinically in the Neurology Department at Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia"--