Zinc, Magnesium, Selenium and Depression: A Review of the Evidence, Potential Mechanisms and Implications

Micronutrient deficiency and depression are major global health problems. Here, we first review recent empirical evidence of the association between several micronutrients—zinc, magnesium, selenium—and depression. We then present potential mechanisms of action and discuss the clinical implications for each micronutrient. Collectively, empirical evidence most strongly supports a positive association between zinc deficiency and the risk of depression and an inverse association between zinc supplementation and depressive symptoms. Less evidence is available regarding the relationship between magnesium and selenium deficiency and depression, and studies have been inconclusive. Potential mechanisms of action involve the HPA axis, glutamate homeostasis and inflammatory pathways. Findings support the importance of adequate consumption of micronutrients in the promotion of mental health, and the most common dietary sources for zinc and other micronutrients are provided. Future research is needed to prospectively investigate the association between micronutrient levels and depression as well as the safety and efficacy of micronutrient supplementation as an adjunct treatment for depression

Breakfast consumption habits and cognitive ability in chinese youth: A six year follow‐up longitudinal cohort study

This study aimed to assess the relationship between breakfast composition and long‐term regular breakfast consumption and cognitive function. Participants included 835 children from the China Jintan Cohort Study for the cross‐sectional study and 511 children for the longitudinal study. Breakfast consumption was assessed at ages 6 and 12 through parental and self‐administered ques-tionnaires. Cognitive ability was measured as a composition of IQ at age 6 and 12 and academic achievement at age 12, which were assessed by the Chinese versions of the Wechsler Intelligence Scales and standardized school reports, respectively. Multivariable general linear and mixed models were used to evaluate the relationships between breakfast consumption, breakfast composition and cognitive performance. In the longitudinal analyses, 94.7% of participants consumed breakfast ≥ 4 days per week. Controlling for nine covariates, multivariate mixed models reported that compared to infrequent breakfast consumption, regular breakfast intake was associated with an increase of 5.54 points for verbal and 4.35 points for full IQ scores (p < 0.05). In our cross‐sectional analyses at age 12, consuming grain/rice or meat/egg 6–7 days per week was significantly associated with higher verbal, performance, and full‐scale IQs, by 3.56, 3.69, and 4.56 points, respectively (p < 0.05), compared with consuming grain/rice 0–2 days per week. Regular meat/egg consumption appeared to facilitate academic achievement (mean difference = 0.232, p = 0.043). No association was found between fruit/vegetable and dairy consumption and cognitive ability. In this 6‐year longitudinal study, regular breakfast habits are associated with higher IQ. Frequent grain/rice and meat/egg consumption during breakfast may be linked with improved cognitive function in youth

Les sous-communs: planification fugitive et étude noire

The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study, Minor Compositions, 2013).Les sous-communs, planification fugitive et étude noire est une série d'essais publiée en 2013 par deux amis, Stefano Harney et Fred Moten. Au fil de ces textes, les auteurs proposent une critique du capitalisme racial et de ses outils (gouvernance, crédit, université) ainsi que des modes d'expérimentation sociale en forme de résistance au colonial. La recherche passe par l'étude et se déroule bien au-delà de l'université, au travail, lors d'une pause cigarette, en famille, autour d'un repas, à la lisière de la lutte et de la fuite, à l'intérieur d'un mouvement de tremblement des fondations impérialistes, d'un mouvement de refus des termes du combat tel qu'il est imposé par le système dominant, vers la construction d'un espace social et politique en perpétuel déplacement. Le lieu et l'être sous-communs relèvent de l'incertitude de la création collective, de l'habitation par l'échange, de l'improvisation comme critique.Les sous-communs s'écrit dans le sillage de la tradition radicale noire de manière à la fois théorique et poétique, auprés d'auteur*ices comme Cedric Robinson, Saidiya Hartman, Frantz Fanon et Édouard Glissant .La multitude profite de chaque temps calme, chaque crépuscule, chaque instant de préservation militante, pour planifier ensemble, lancer, composer (dans) son temps surréel.- Moten et Harney, p. 92.Stefano Harney est chercheur en sociologie et enseignant. Co-fondateur de la résidence de lecture Ground Provisions et du collectif d'enseignant*es School for Study, il est l'auteur de The Liberal Arts and Management Education (2020), Nationalism & Identity Culture (2006) et State Work: Public Administration and Mass Intellectuality (2002).Fred Moten est poète et professeur au département de Performance Studies de l'Université de New York, Tisch School of the Arts. Il est l'auteur de la trilogie consent not to be a single being, The Universal Machine (2018) ; Stolen Life (2018) et Black and Blur, (2017) ; The Service Porch (2016) ; B Jenkins (2010) ; In the Break: The Aesthetics of the Black Radical Tradition (2003)