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Can Eating a Healthy Diet Really Help Treat Depression? - Live Science
A study suggests that an improved diet can help relieve depressive symptoms, but an expert points out major weaknesses in the trial.
Young adults with depression may help reduce their symptoms by eating a healthier diet high in fruits and vegetables, rather than one heavy in sugar-laden, processed foods, according to a preliminary study.
But not everyone is convinced that a healthy diet can act as a full-fledged depression treatment.
Indeed, one expert told Live Science that, based on the new research, which was published today (Oct. 9) in the journal PLOS ONE, scientists still can't say whether eating fruits and vegetables helps improve depressive symptoms any more than a"dummy pill," or a placebo intended to do nothing at all.
A study suggests that an improved diet can help relieve depressive symptoms, but an expert points out major weaknesses in the trial.
Young adults with depression may help reduce their symptoms by eating a healthier diet high in fruits and vegetables, rather than one heavy in sugar-laden, processed foods, according to a preliminary study.
But not everyone is convinced that a healthy diet can act as a full-fledged depression treatment.
Indeed, one expert told Live Science that, based on the new research, which was published today (Oct. 9) in the journal PLOS ONE, scientists still can't say whether eating fruits and vegetables helps improve depressive symptoms any more than a"dummy pill," or a placebo intended to do nothing at all.