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Published Study: Foods correlated Anti-D effect

Posted by mtom on July 2, 2019, at 9:23:28

A study was published last year by 2 researchers who reviewed the literature and databases on nutrients which had been studied and found to have antidepressant potential. They then put together a list of "nutrient-dense foods" containing significant amounts of these nutrients (shown as percentages of RDA of one or more of the selected nutrients per day).

see: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/aba4/20a2aa242bf2bb5cd566d7d9f345a18a8368.pdf

In it they also referenced, among others, a Controlled study that show significantly lower depression scores on the group on a modified Mediterranean type diet after 12 weeks versus the control group:
https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12916-017-0791-y

 

Re: Published Study: Foods correlated Anti-D effect

Posted by Hugh on July 4, 2019, at 0:55:39

In reply to Published Study: Foods correlated Anti-D effect, posted by mtom on July 2, 2019, at 9:23:28

Foods are drugs. Some are good for the brain. Some are bad for the brain. Even when people try to do the right thing with their diet, they may be coming up short. The following quote is from

http://discovermagazine.com/2005/may/vitamin-cure

"In 1997 a British study compared the mineral content of fruits and vegetables grown in the 1930s with the mineral content of produce grown in the 1980s. It found that several nutrients had dropped dramatically, including calcium (down nearly 30 percent), iron (down 32 percent), and magnesium (down 21 percent)."

 

Re: Published Study: Foods correlated Anti-D effect

Posted by linkadge on July 8, 2019, at 12:37:17

In reply to Published Study: Foods correlated Anti-D effect, posted by mtom on July 2, 2019, at 9:23:28

In addition to nutrient dense foods, some of the nutraceutical foods (i.e spices, coffee, tea etc) are associated with lower risks of depression.

Linkadge

 

Re: Published Study: Foods correlated Anti-D effect

Posted by mtom on July 8, 2019, at 13:34:15

In reply to Re: Published Study: Foods correlated Anti-D effect, posted by linkadge on July 8, 2019, at 12:37:17

> In addition to nutrient dense foods, some of the nutraceutical foods (i.e spices, coffee, tea etc) are associated with lower risks of depression.
>
> Linkadge

Yes, they didn't include those, or special antioxidants such as polyphenols or flavonoids, etc. because for the purposes of the study they wanted to compare nutrients content against published RDI's and there are no RDI's for these other beneficial compounds. I think they mentioned something to this effect in the study, i.e. that other beneficial plant compounds were not included for that reason.

For instance, oysters top their list because they contain high amounts of Zinc, Selenium, B-12 and Vitamin D (all of which have some evidence linking them to decreased depression rates) as well as significant amounts of several other important minerals and vitamins. Plus Omega-3 fats and protein.


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