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Depression cab be one of the effects of ceoliac disease or a gluten intolerance. Pasta is basically flour and eggs so eating it frequently over a preiod of time could well have an effect on your mental state.Originally posted by Sysman View Post
Earlier this year I definitely noticed a link between eating lots of spaghetti and feeling depressed for no particular reason, so I've cut right back on the stuff.
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Breakfast like a king, lunch like a miser, tea like a pauper
dont know who said that, but i agree.
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I can see that - can't be arsed cooking, reach for instant (processed) food.Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostI think your mental state dictates what you eat.
Earlier this year I definitely noticed a link between eating lots of spaghetti and feeling depressed for no particular reason, so I've cut right back on the stuff.
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I eat much crap food and I'm relatively happy. I'm fairly sure eating vegetables would make me miserable.
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Not so, I eat very well and I'm still bloody miserable.Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostI think your mental state dictates what you eat.

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I would have had that for breakfast.Originally posted by VectraMan View PostI have some left over chilli con carni for lunch, so I'll let you know later on.
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I think your mental state dictates what you eat.Originally posted by Diestl View PostSo you dont think what you eat effects your mental state?
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Mmmmmmmmmmm.Data on diet among 3,500 middle-aged civil servants was compared with depression five years later, the British Journal of Psychiatry reported.
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostBad news for pot-noodle lovers.
Though it seems to me the conclusion of this study is flawed and you could also conclude that people who are more likely to be depressed are more likely to eat carp.
So you dont think what you eat effects your mental state?
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Bad news for pot-noodle lovers.
Though it seems to me the conclusion of this study is flawed and you could also conclude that people who are more likely to be depressed are more likely to eat carp.
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