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World J Clin Cases. Oct 6, 2021; 9(28): 8295-8311
Published online Oct 6, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i28.8295
Published online Oct 6, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i28.8295
Nutrition, nutritional deficiencies, and schizophrenia: An association worthy of constant reassessment
Olakunle James Onaolapo, Behavioural Neuroscience/Neuropharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osun State 234, Nigeria
Adejoke Yetunde Onaolapo, Department of Anatomy, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osun State 234, Nigeria
Author contributions: Both authors contributed equally to the writing of this manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Adejoke Yetunde Onaolapo, MBBS, MSc, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Osun State 234, Nigeria. adegbayibiy@yahoo.com
Received: February 28, 2021
Peer-review started: February 28, 2021
First decision: April 20, 2021
Revised: May 4, 2021
Accepted: August 10, 2021
Article in press: August 10, 2021
Published online: October 6, 2021
Peer-review started: February 28, 2021
First decision: April 20, 2021
Revised: May 4, 2021
Accepted: August 10, 2021
Article in press: August 10, 2021
Published online: October 6, 2021
Core Tip
Core Tip: Schizophrenia is a mental health disorder with a significant socioeconomic burden and a complex pathophysiology. As the relationships that potentially link nutrition to the expression of symptoms and the progression of schizophrenia are becoming more apparent, the role of nutrition in schizophrenia management is becoming more important than previously thought. However, despite our current knowledge of the possible links between nutrition and schizophrenia, and some tentative pathways for this relationship, the larger challenge remains how to get to the point where precision dietary manipulation becomes a widely-accepted approach to schizophrenia prevention and a day-to-day management strategy.