On campuses across the country, college students aren’t pointing fingers at alcohol or drugs as the most significant health threat in their lives. According to a new national poll, the real crisis may be happening three times a day via what’s on their plates.

As mental health challenges grow more complex and costly, new solutions are essential. What if one of the most powerful answers isn’t a new drug, but food? What if we’ve been missing an overlooked root cause of and a treatment approach to psychiatric suffering that science is now beginning to confirm?