MENTAL HEALTH AND DIET: BAD EATING HABITS ASSOCIATED WITH INTESTINAL DYBIOSIS

Abstract

The intestinal microbiota or intestinal flora influences the daily life of each individual due to the high microvilli that guarantee the contact surface, helping in the absorption of nutrients. When there is a food imbalance, the microbiota suffers dysbiosis which, in turn, leads to intestinal inflammation. In this sense, the intestine is considered the second brain by many scientists, as it has a bidirectional connection with the brain due to the high contact surface. Therefore, when there is a lack of nutrients and excess and foods with low nutritional value, the intestine has the function, through neurons, to send information to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, which signals symptoms such as anxiety and depression.