Processed food link with depression?

Cadiz

Intresting one. I haven't read the research yet though.

http://www.imt.ie/news/2009/11/fatty_processed_foods_linked_t.html

El_Dangeroso

The link between sugar and depression is well established, they even know the mechanism that causes it.

Also, large amounts of omega 6 (from industrially processed vegetable oil) also contributes as it stops the brain getting the omega 3 that it needs.

Processed food is packed full of either sugar or veg oil or both so this doesn't surprise me.

Don't know why they mention high-fat dairy though? There's no evidence to single that out at all. Just towing the party 'all fat is the devil' line I guess.

thatsa spicy

Temple_Grandin wrote: »

The link between sugar and depression is well established, they even know the mechanism that causes it.

Always kind of assumed that this may be the case but is it recognised as fact now? Must do a search on it.

Getwellsoon

Temple_Grandin wrote: »

Don't know why they mention high-fat dairy though? There's no evidence to single that out at all. Just towing the party 'all fat is the devil' line I guess.

Apparently:
morphine-like substances derived from the incomplete digests of dairy and cereal grain proteins are other dietary factors which may alter mood by depressing CNS serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine levels.

http://depression.about.com/cs/diet/a/foodallergies.htm

El_Dangeroso

Getwellsoon wrote: »

Apparently:
morphine-like substances derived from the incomplete digests of dairy and cereal grain proteins are other dietary factors which may alter mood by depressing CNS serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine levels.

http://depression.about.com/cs/diet/a/foodallergies.htm

Yeah but why mention high-fat dairy specifically? Surely higher-fat dairy would be naturally lower in these proteins that low-fat?