Food and Mood

What is the main topic of this program?

• a) The relationship between food and mood

• b) The importance of nutrition training for doctors

• c) How to cook comfort food at home

What is comfort food?

• a) Food that makes us feel sad

• b) Food we eat when we're not hungry

• c) Food that is high in carbohydrates and sugar

What is the main cause of emotional eating?

• a) Hunger

• b) Depression, anxiety or stress

• c) Lack of appetite

Why do chefs often have a bad diet?

• a) They don't have time to eat

• b) They don't like healthy food

• c) They can't afford healthy food

What did Professor Felice Jacka find in her study of the effect of diet on depression?

• a) Eating healthy food had no effect on mental health

• b) Eating healthy food improved mental health

• c) Eating healthy food made mental health worse

What does the slang word "bananas" mean?

• a) Silly or crazy

• b) Annoyed or bored

• c) Stupid or unimportant

What is the meaning of the phrase "rolled their eyes"?

• a) To express annoyance, boredom or disbelief

• b) To look carefully

• c) To turn away from something

Why were Professor Jacka's colleagues sceptical of her study?

• a) She used unreliable methods

• b) She had no medical training

• c) They had little or no training about nutrition

What was the name of Professor Jacka's ground-breaking study?

• a) The Food Chain

• b) The Smile Trial

• c) Nutritional Psychiatry

What is the percentage of the body's energy used by the brain?

• a) 10 percent

• b) 20 percent

• c) 30 percent