If you are curious about the foods:<p>> To determine participants׳ consumption of foods, they were first asked to think of their food intake over the past 30 days (see Appendix). This was followed by a list of 10 items consisting of the following: 1.fruits and vegetables of all kinds, including fresh, canned, frozen, cooked, raw, and juices; 2. yogurt, 3. kefir, or food or beverages that contain yogurt; 4. soy milk, or foods or beverages that contain soy milk; 4. miso soup; 5. sauerkraut; 6. dark chocolate; 7. juices that contain microalgae; 8. pickles; 9. tempeh; and 10. kimchi. Participants were asked to indicate how often they consume each of the foods using the following 7-point scale: 1 (never); 2 (1–3 times in the past month); 3 (1–3 times per week); 4 (1–3 times per day); 5 (3–5 times per day); 6 (5–7 times per day); and 7 (more than 8 times per day). Scores were converted to monthly frequencies of 0, 2, 8, 60, 120, 180, and 240, respectively.<p>And the Conclusion:<p>> This study provides the first connection between natural fermented food consumption patterns and anxiety. Increased consumption of fermented foods likely to contain probiotics was associated with fewer social anxiety symptoms. This effect was qualified by an interaction with neuroticism; those who were highly neurotic showed fewer symptoms of social anxiety with greater consumption of fermented foods. Also of note, increased frequency of exercise was associated with decreased social anxiety. Taken together with the results of previous preclinical and clinical studies (Rao et al., 2009, Silk et al., 2009, Messaoudi et al., 2011 and Tillisch et al., 2013), the current results suggest that fermented foods likely to contain probiotics may have a protective effect against social anxiety symptoms for those at higher genetic risk, as indexed by trait neuroticism. While a follow-up prospective cohort study or clinical trial is necessary to determine the direction of causality, these results suggest a possible clinical benefit of fermented foods, a low-risk intervention, on social anxiety.