Med-style diet 'can battle blues'

bbc ^ | October 2009

[JoeProBono]

The Mediterranean diet, already thought to protect against heart disease and cancer, may also help to prevent depression, Spanish researchers say.

They found depression was more than 30% less likely to develop in people who followed a diet high in vegetables, fruit and cereals, and low in red meat.

They studied 10,094 healthy adults over four years, the Journal of the American Medical Association reports.....

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[Mamzelle]

Pasta makes me very happy, too. Recommend “dreamfields” pasta with a low-carb hit.

[Seruzawa]

Really? Maybe people who like red meat are depressed because those arrogant smarmy holier-than-thou vegetarians, loud mouthed little hitlers and fad-addicted doctors are constantly telling them how unhealthy red meat is... although no one has ever proved anything of the sort.

Vegetarianism is a religious conviction, not a scientifically backed lifetyle.

[wastedyears]

Less red meat would make me unhappy.

[SonOfDarkSkies]

And vigorous exercise is better than diet or pills at fighting the blues!

[tired1]

If you see a fat slob in the Med it’s a safe bet they’re either American or British. In Spain when I said I was going to the beach to watch whales they knew what I meant.

[Alex Murphy]

....depression was more than 30% less likely to develop in people who followed a diet high in vegetables, fruit and cereals, and low in red meat.

I dunno about that. I usually have a smile plastered on my face when I'm eating steak!

[jagusafr]

I think it’s the red wine. Always makes me forget my troubles!

Colonel, USAFR

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[A_perfect_lady]

It’s the wine making them happy.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Less meat means smaller size.

[Jewbacca]

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[KarlInOhio]

I saw the article title and thought about Giada De Laurentiis.

[GUNGAGALUNGA]

Being of Lebanese ancestry I love med food. Stuffed grape leaves, Tabouli, humus, OLIVES....wine of course. But to totally disregard red meat is ludicrous. Protein baby protein.

[Moonman62]

a diet high in vegetables, fruit and cereals, and low in red meat.

How can that be? Just thinking about it is depressing.

[antiRepublicrat]

Wow, turns out this is pretty much in line with our current diet. Lots of bread, pasta and rice, veggies, with olive oil for almost everything. Yogurt makes for some great salad dressings too, plus it’s a good sauce base for a lot of meat dishes.

[Jewbacca]

Well, you have Giada serve it to you in bed with wine.

[angcat]

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