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I’ll confess that I’ve only read the abstract, but was totally confused by this apparent contradiction… > We found strong correlations between greater consump
by runlaszlorun 3y ago
I’ll confess that I’ve only read the abstract, but was totally confused by this apparent contradiction…
> We found strong correlations between greater consumption of fat and protein to lower anxiety and depression
vs
> We have shown that changing diet affects mood and happiness, that greater fat and carbohydrate intake is directly associated with anxiety and depression
The first says fat reduces anxiety and depression. The second seems to imply it reduces it- unless “directly associated” actually means “negatively correlated”??
Also, are they saying that increased fiber reduces gut biome diversity?
-edited for typo-
- twobitshifter 3y agoI guess directly associated doesn’t indicate the direction of the correlation. The paper could use another round of edits, there are several confusing phrases.
- dave84 3y agoThe word ‘and’ appears to be important here. Fat and protein. Fat and carbohydrate.
- kelipso 3y agoLooks like they didn't find significant effects when you eat fat, carb, protein independently (maybe they didn't look at it independently, idk). But if you eat fat along with protein, or if you eat fat along with carb, they find significant effects.