The authors cautiously conclude that “striving to eat a plant-based diet with lower intake of animal fats may be linked to better mental health” and express hope that, with further research, plant-based diets could one day be a considered as part of “front-line treatment for mood disorders.”-
I think I’ve seen studies going the other way, with vegans having more mental health issues. I also saw a researcher suggest that once you control for prior experiences of trauma, the differences go away (I don’t think the study is published yet).
The authors cautiously conclude that “striving to eat a plant-based diet with lower intake of animal fats may be linked to better mental health” and express hope that, with further research, plant-based diets could one day be a considered as part of “front-line treatment for mood disorders.”-
https://faunalytics.org/veganism-help-reduce-stress-anxiety/
I think I’ve seen studies going the other way, with vegans having more mental health issues. I also saw a researcher suggest that once you control for prior experiences of trauma, the differences go away (I don’t think the study is published yet).