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We all know that as a nation our mental health is in crisis But what most don t know is that a critical ingredient in this debate and a crucial part of the solution what we eat is being ignored Nutrition has more influence on what we feel who we become and how we behave than we could ever have imagined It affects everything from our decision making to aggression and violence Yet mental health disorders are overwhelmingly treated as mind problems as if the physical brain and how we feed it is irrelevant Someone suffering from depression is more likely to be asked about their relationship with their mother than their relationship with food In this eye opening and impassioned book psychologist Kimberley Wilson draws on startling new research as well as her own work in prisons schools and hospitals around the country to reveal the role of food and nutrients in brain development and mental health from how the food a woman eats during pregnancy influences the size of her baby s brain and hunger makes you mean to how nutrient deficiencies change your personality We must also recognise poor nutrition as a social injustice with the poorest and most vulnerable being systematically ignored We need to talk about what our food is doing to our brains A