Neurolaw: Revisiting Huberty v. McDonald’s through the Lens of Nutritional Criminology and Food Crime

Laws, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(2), P. 17 - 17

Published: March 21, 2024

Recent studies have illuminated the potential harms associated with ultra-processed foods, including poor mental health, aggression, and antisocial behavior. At same time, human gut microbiome has emerged as an important contributor to cognition behavior, disrupting concepts of biopsychosocial ‘self’ raising questions related free will. Since is undeniably connected dietary patterns components, topics nutrition microbes are heightened interest neuroscience psychiatry. Research spanning epidemiology, mechanistic bench science, intervention trials brought legitimacy nutritional criminology idea that relevance criminal justice system. The individual community-level relationships between behavior also salient torts relatively new field food crime—that which examines vast harms, grand-scale non-communicable diseases behavioral outcomes, caused by manufacturers, distributors, marketers products. Here in this essay, we will synthesize various strands research, reflecting emergent using a notable case straddled both neurolaw crime, Huberty v. McDonald’s (1987). It our contention legalome—microbiome omics science applied forensics—will play increasing role 21st-century courtroom discourse, policy, decision-making.

Language: Английский

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Beyond Auto-Brewery: Why Dysbiosis and the Legalome Matter to Forensic and Legal Psychology

Laws, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(4), P. 46 - 46

Published: July 11, 2024

International studies have linked the consumption of ultra-processed foods with a variety non-communicable diseases. Included in this growing body research is evidence linking to mental disorders, aggression, and antisocial behavior. Although idea that dietary patterns various nutrients or additives can influence brain behavior has long history criminology, absence plausible mechanisms convincing intervention trials, topic was mostly excluded from mainstream discourse. The emergence across nutritional neuroscience psychology/psychiatry, combined mechanistic bench science, human provided support epidemiological findings, legitimacy concept criminology. Among emergent research, microbiome sciences illuminated pathways socioeconomic environmental factors, including foods, aggression Here review, we examine burgeoning related food addiction, explore its relevance criminal justice spectrum—from prevention intervention—and courtroom considerations diminished capacity. We use auto-brewery syndrome as an example intersecting diet gut science been used refute mens rea charges. legalome—microbiome omics applied forensic legal psychology—appears set emerge important consideration matters law, justice.

Language: Английский

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Crime and Nourishment: A Narrative Review Examining Ultra-Processed Foods, Brain, and Behavior

Dietetics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3(3), P. 318 - 345

Published: Aug. 28, 2024

Recently, there has been increased scientific and clinical interest in the potential harms associated with ultra-processed foods, including poor mental health, aggression, antisocial behavior. Research spanning epidemiology, mechanistic pre-clinical work, addiction science, microbiome exposome human intervention trials underscored that nutrition is of relevance along criminal justice continuum. As such, emerging dietetics research salient to thousands international psychologists allied health professionals are engaged forensics, prevention, intervention. In addition, relationships between behavior relate “food crime”, an emergent area unifying researchers psychology, public other interdisciplinary sectors. Food crime scrutinizes vast harms, non-communicable diseases adverse behavioral outcomes, as influenced by distribution addictive food products. Here, we examine research, biophysiological mechanisms, evidence indicating dietary patterns/components intersect psychosocial vulnerabilities linked risks involvement. Viewed through a prevention lens, study aggressive should be prioritized, especially if outcomes emerge externalities global consumption food. context behavior, need for forensic examination how industry influence power structures can undermine matters justice.

Language: Английский

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Aggression and Justice Involvement: Does Uric Acid Play a Role?

Brain Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(3), P. 268 - 268

Published: March 2, 2025

The search for biological markers that can be reliably linked to aggression and antisocial behavior has been central the work of criminology. One such marker, uric acid, long suspected play a causative role in promoting anger, irritability, aggression, violence. Here, this perspective article, we revisit some historical interest acid as compound relevant brain behavior, reflect these early accounts off emergent scientific research. Advances sciences, including neuropsychiatry neuromicrobiology, have allowed more sophisticated understanding potential mechanistic pathways linking with cognition behavior. updated science suggests ideas surrounding criminology had credibility. available research strongly biomarker risk, is worthy further close scrutiny. Informed by gut–brain–microbiome research, argue certain aspects early-to-mid-20th-century were prematurely abandoned. From legalome perspective, advances other gut–brain biomarkers aid shaping humane, scientifically grounded policies recognize interplay between biology environment.

Language: Английский

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THE NUTRACEUTICAL MARKET: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, CLINICAL RESEARCH, AND FUTURE INSIGHTS

International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 39 - 52

Published: March 7, 2025

The global nutraceuticals industry is a dynamic and rapidly evolving sector with diverse products, each offering numerous health benefits that significantly impact behaviours market trends. evaluation of patents within this reveals the dual nature intellectual property rights as both tool for fostering innovation potential barrier. However, growing recognition these nutraceutical products face challenges ensuring product integrity, particularly in addressing issues such adulteration substandard quality. Key aspects include its potential, company challenges, adulteration, rights, identification techniques will ensure public access to safe effective products. In core relationships between regulations, paper identifies several critical pathways advancing practices like strengthening regulatory oversight, encouraging through promoting ethical investing research development, enhancing international collaboration. Also, it focuses on environment promotes accessibility stakeholders who can contribute meaningfully objectives. There are parameters high-cost complex landscapes, consumer skepticism, technologies artificial intelligence machine learning streamline development help tailor strategies address specific needs. insights collaboration among organizations crucial improving well-being positively by shaping future sector. Therefore, governments, stakeholders, researchers, civil society. necessary relationship regulation, promotion industry.

Language: Английский

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The Legalome: Nutritional Psychology and Microbiome Sciences at the Intersection of Criminal Justice, Mens Rea, and Mitigation

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 5, 2024

Recent studies have linked ultra-processed foods with neuropsychiatric disorders, and behaviors of relevance to the criminal justice system. This nutritional epidemiology has been bolstered by mechanistic bench science, human intervention trials, addiction advances in microbiome research. Here, we examine this burgeoning research through lens diminished capacity intent. We use recent legal decisions related auto-brewery syndrome as a way illustrate how intersecting diet gut science is already finding its courtrooms. The legalome—microbiome omics applied forensic psychology—is emerging an important consideration for experts within field behavior. It our contention that are merely prelude ways which combination microbiology psychology will challenge basic assumptions free mens rea.

Language: Английский

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The Promise of Neurolaw in Global Justice: An Interview with Dr. Pragya Mishra

Challenges, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(1), P. 15 - 15

Published: March 6, 2025

In an ongoing series of interviews, Challenges Advisory Board member and Nova Institute for Health Fellow Alan C. Logan meets with thought leaders, scientists, scholars, healthcare professionals, artisans, visionaries concerned about health at the scale individuals, communities, planet. Here, Dr. Pragya Mishra responds to a set questions posed by Challenges. Mishra, legal academician one few global scholars PhD specifically in neurolaw, is forefront research examining intersection law brain sciences. As concept developing field, promise neurolaw that it will lead more equitable less punitive justice system, based on objective science rather than prescientific assumptions blameworthiness willpower. reflects promises pitfalls growing challenges free held courts, her work field epitomizes transdisciplinary effort. She discusses place contemplative practices within special emphasis hope rehabilitation. describes through holistic lens, embraces future possibilities shaping evidence-based policy changes. While planetary as broad term, has paid little attention criminal system. Discussions are important ethical frameworks health. Neurolaw, explains, heart many interconnected our time.

Language: Английский

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UPFs and Shortened Lifespans: Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Accelerated Biological Aging; Consequences Across Human Body Systems and Implications for Associated Medical Specialties

Scientia. Technology, science and society., Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 2(3), P. 13 - 36

Published: March 1, 2025

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are defined by their high levels of refined carbohydrates, unhealthy fats, artificial additives, and preservatives. These contribute to biological aging through mechanisms such as chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, metabolic dysfunction. Inflammation, disruptions in insulin signaling key factors the development aging-related diseases, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, neurodegenerative disorders. Specifically, advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) epigenetic modifications significantly acceleration disrupting cellular function, promoting tissue damage, driving disease development. UPF consumption is linked cancer, gastrointestinal disorders, obstetric gynecological conditions, a range adverse effects on various body systems. Reducing intake encouraging healthier dietary patterns crucial for mitigating impact UPFs related health conditions. For individuals unable transition whole food-based diets, pharmaceutical medical interventions offer alternatives reduce UPF-related aging. A combined approach pharmacologic therapies adjustments may optimize outcomes, with ongoing research into novel treatments further enhancing strategies counteract effects. This review examines accelerating aging, which they associated potential mitigate

Language: Английский

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Dismantling the myth of “all foods fit” in eating disorder treatment

Journal of Eating Disorders, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: May 17, 2024

Abstract We call for a reevaluation of the long-standing dogmatic nutritional principle that “all foods fit” all cases eating disorders (EDs) and its corollary, “there are no bad foods” (for anyone ever) during ED treatment. Based on accumulated scientific research, we challenge these ideologies as outdated, confusing, potentially harmful to many patients. review evidence indicates folly assumptions show there variety exceptions rules, including (1) food allergies, sensitivities, intolerances, (2) religious spiritual preferences or doctrines, (3) ubiquitous emergence widespread availability ultra-processed leading potential development addiction-like higher prevalence various medical psychiatric comorbidities, well mortality. This supports psychiatry approach should be integrated into (rather than dissociated from) treatment research practice.

Language: Английский

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The Intersection of Ultra-Processed Foods, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, and Neurolaw: Implications for Criminal Justice

NeuroSci, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(3), P. 354 - 377

Published: Sept. 23, 2024

Over the last decade there has been increasing interest in links between consumption of ultra-processed foods and various neuropsychiatric disorders, aggression, antisocial behavior. Neurolaw is an interdisciplinary field that seeks to translate rapid voluminous advances brain science into legal decisions policy. An enhanced understanding biophysiological mechanisms by which influence behavior allows for a historical reexamination one forensic neuropsychiatry's most famous cases-

Language: Английский

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