Tag: depression

Today I’m sharing studies on how diet affects depression, specifically looking at fast food, pastries / baked goods, and processed foods. Only some of these categories actually seem to contribute to depression, whereas others don’t! I also talk about findings showing exercise plays a big role in how these foods contribute to depression. 

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• Study links: 1 | 2 | 3
  • (you can find the other studies I cite in passing by searching the titles that are shown in the video)

Today I’m sharing studies on how diet affects your mood, through tryptophan and serotonin. Specifically, I’m talking about how eating a high protein vs high carb diet affects your serotonin levels, and therefore mood, depression, and anxiety! (This is a follow up to my last video on dietary tryptophan & mood)

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Today I’m sharing something a little closer to my personal research interests (given that I’m getting my PhD in psychology/neuroscience): how your diet can affect your mood! In the video I quickly cover tryptophan, the amino acid that has antidepressant-like effects, and go over a study directly looking at how people’s symptoms of depression, anxiety, and overall mood are affected by being put on a high vs low tryptophan diet. 

And the list of high-tryptophan foods from the study is below!

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High-tryptophan foods:

• Nuts like cashews, walnuts, and almonds
• Legumes like soybeans, peanuts, and chickpeas
• Seeds like sesame, pumpkin, and sunflower
• Grains like oats, wheat, rice, and corn

Links mentioned in the video:

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• Study links: 1 | 2