Nutritionist assessed the possibility of citrus fruits influencing mood

Nutritionist and nutritionist Roman Pristansky evaluated on Thursday, February 27, the claim of scientists that just one orange a day reduces the risk of mental disorder by 20%. They found that citrus fruits stimulate the growth of certain bacteria that affect the synthesis of dopamine and serotonin.

According to the expert, this is a dubious statement.

"According to this, people with allergies to citrus fruits should be in depressive and psychiatric states all the time. It's the same as drinking a cup of water in the morning and maybe you'll live longer," the expert commented in an interview with Radio 1.

At the same time, the nutritionist believes that there is a rational grain in this study: the intestinal microbiota, indeed, affects the production of certain hormones. Pristansky clarified that there are two main processes for the release of serotonin: food intake and the production of certain bacteria.

"That is, roughly speaking, the food arrived, passed through the digestive tract, mechanical irritation turned out, serotonin was produced, intestinal motility increased, mucus began to form inside the stomach itself, and a large number of different functions were activated," the nutritionist explained.

Earlier, scientists at Harvard Medical School came to the conclusion that orange can help in the fight against depression. According to their data, daily consumption of one orange can reduce the risk of depression by 20%, according to the website kp.ru . Moreover, other fruits, apples or bananas, did not show such antidepressant effect.

The results were obtained based on an analysis of the nutrition of more than 100 thousand women and confirmed by a study among men. href="https://360.ru/news/zdorove/microbiome-reguljarnoe-upotreblenie-apelsinov-umenshaet-riski-razvitija-depressii-na-20/ " target="_blank">360.ru .

On February 27, Galina, neurologist at JSC "Medicine" (Academician Roitberg Clinic) Chudinskaya told Izvestia that odors play a much more important role in human life than it might seem at first glance. They affect mood, concentration, memory, and even performance.

According to the expert, odors have different effects. For example, the smells of lemon, rosemary, mint, basil, sage and eucalyptus can increase concentration and activate mental activity. While aromas such as thyme, lavender and lemon balm, on the contrary, promote relaxation, helping to reduce stress and improve mood. At the same time, the aroma of orange activates certain structures of the brain, which contributes to better memorization of information.