Posted on 08/06/2015 8:59:19 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The study by James Gangwisch and colleagues in the department of psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Centre (CUMC) looked at the dietary glycemic index, glycemic load, types of carbohydrates consumed, and depression in data from more than 70,000 postmenopausal women who participated in the US National Institutes of Health's Women's Health Initiative Observational Study between 1994 and 1998. Scientists said that while carbohydrates consumption normally increases blood sugar levels, eating highly refined carbohydrates, such as white bread, rice and junk food, triggers a hormonal response that affects the glycemic index.
This then exacerbates changes in a woman's mood and triggers fatigue as well as other depression symptoms.
Greater consumption of dietary fibre, whole grains, vegetables and non-juice fruits was associated with decreased risk, researchers said. This suggests that dietary interventions could serve as treatments and preventive measures for depression.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesofindia.indiatimes.com ...
Rice? Half of Asia would be depressed.
Would explain their higher then average suicide rate.
#WhiteBreadMatters
What a lot of crap....Give me a nice Delmonico, baked potato with butter and sour cream, a Caesar Salad, cheese cake and a bottle of anything....and I’ll be happy...and I’ll need a nap.
They lead to exacerbation?
“They lead to exacerbation?”
And, that can lead to blindness...or hairy palms if you’re a guy.
luv it...lol...
> Would explain their higher then average suicide rate.
If I worked in the iPhone assembly lines I would probably consider it too.
So, are these women depressed because they eat a lot of carbs or do they eat a lot of carbs because they are depressed?
Cake soothes many ills. ;-)
Racism.
Hahahahahahah!!!!
The underlying observation may have some useful application, but this report is argle-bargle. "Glycemic index" is a characteristic of foods, not people.
IOW, avoid bread, rice, potatoes, sugar, & pasta. This is known as the Al Sharpton diet, because its motto is:
“WHITE IS NOT RIGHT!!!”
;^)
Good summary!
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