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06Oct/22

Vegetarians more likely to be depressed than meat-eaters – possible reasons

October 6, 2022ReasearchArticles, Brazil, Chris Bryant, Climate change mitigation, Creative Commons, depression, Diets, Ethical theories, Ethics, Human behavior, India, Intentional living, Meat, Psychiatric diagnosis, United Kingdom, Vegetarian nutrition, Vegetarianismadmin

Chris Bryant, University of Bath

Vegetarians have around twice as many depressive episodes as meat-eaters, according to a new study.

The study, based on survey data from Brazil, chimes with earlier research that found higher rates of depression among those who forgo meat. However, the new study suggests that this link exists independent of nutritional intake.

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20Jul/22

Depression is probably not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain – new study

July 20, 2022HealthcareAntidepressant, Antidepressants, Biology of bipolar disorder, Biology of depression, Branches of biology, chemical imbalance, Creative Commons, depression, Drugs, Hydroxyarenes, Joanna Moncrieff, Major depressive disorder, Mark Horowitz, Mood disorders, noradrenaline, Psychoactive drugs, RTT, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, Serotonin, Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, Serotonin–norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitor, SHUTTERSTOCK, United Kingdomadmin

Joanna Moncrieff, UCL and Mark Horowitz, UCL

For three decades, people have been deluged with information suggesting that depression is caused by a “chemical imbalance” in the brain – namely an imbalance of a brain chemical called serotonin. However, our latest research review shows that the evidence does not support it.

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