Food for the Brain Foundation

The Food for the Brain Foundation is a non-profit educational campaign, claiming to have been created by a group of nutritionists, doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, teachers and scientists to promote a purported link between nutrition and mental health. It is an initiative led by the author and entrepreneur Patrick Holford.[1]

The foundation has received publicity with its pilot study in a number of British schools that has attempted to improve children's performance by improving nutrition. The campaign has been both lauded as revealing a massive improvement in pupils' behaviour and performances [2] and criticised as unscientific[3] and encouraging fad diets.[4]

  1. ^ Who we are Archived 2007-01-28 at the Wayback Machine Food for the Brain Foundation; 2007; Accessed 05-02-2007
  2. ^ Paton, Graeme. "Diet and exercise 'transformed our children'", Daily Telegraph; 10/01/2007 ;Accessed 05/02/2007
  3. ^ Goldacre, Ben. "Doctored information on celebrity nutritionist", The Guardian. Accessed 20/02/2007.
  4. ^ Goodchilde, Sophie and Owen, Jonathan. "Doctors Warn Against Food Fad Dangers ; Nutrition Experts 'Massively Concerned' Over Unqualified and Unregulated Diet Gurus", Independent on Sunday; 07/01/2007; Accessed 05/02/2007 at Redorbit.com