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Is this another case where science got the causation and correlation backwards? Is it not more likely that depressed people eat processed food rather then the o
by dalore 3y ago
Is this another case where science got the causation and correlation backwards? Is it not more likely that depressed people eat processed food rather then the other way around?
- m463 3y agoMore likely highly processed food has no fiber. That leads to glucose spikes when eating. They release insulin to protect the body from high blood sugar. that leads to glucose stored as fat. Eventually there is a blood sugar crash. the whole process plays havoc with the body and its hormones. depression is probably really easy to create in this environment.
- 22c 3y agoI've recently taken a greater interest in my fibre intake. It is quite shocking to see how little fibre is in most foods on the shelves, even in things that you thought surely had a at least some fibre. The best thing I've found so far in terms of somewhat "shelf stable" sources of fibre is dried figs (and dates to a lesser degree) and certain brands of high fibre digestive cookies. Low fibre content in a frozen TV dinner seems obvious, but it seems less obvious when you say "practically anything other than a handful of items outside of the fresh fruits/vegetable section".
- dalore 3y agoI have not eaten fibre for many years. It's one of those overhyped health things. Fibre is not needed at all https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqUO4P9ADI0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqUO4P9ADI0 It does help I guess if you eat so much sugar and fibre helps mop it up and digest it slowly. But the solution isn't to eat more fibre, it's to eat less or no sugar. A body can survive without glucose and burn fat for energy instead.