CAVOK@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 11 months agoDepression Linked to Ultra-Processed Foods, Artificial Sweetenerswww.webmd.comvideomessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1358arrow-down128
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minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up94arrow-down1·11 months agoI assume this is a correlation study? not a causation one? It seems plausible the opposite is true, that depressed people are more likely to eat easy sweet foods.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up40·11 months agoOr even that if you’re depressed, you only have the energy to eat pre-processed foods.
minus-squarePizzaMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·11 months agoThat’s exactly the first thing that crossed my mind. Whenever I get a depressive episode, the last thing I want to do is cook. So the least effort, quickest meal is the meal I have. And meals like that are generally processed, terrible foods.
I assume this is a correlation study? not a causation one?
It seems plausible the opposite is true, that depressed people are more likely to eat easy sweet foods.
Or even that if you’re depressed, you only have the energy to eat pre-processed foods.
That’s exactly the first thing that crossed my mind. Whenever I get a depressive episode, the last thing I want to do is cook. So the least effort, quickest meal is the meal I have. And meals like that are generally processed, terrible foods.