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“Low-fat diets and depression: Research suggests that low-fat diets may be associated with increased levels of depression. Experts note that consuming less than 45 grams of fat per day can worsen mental health, as fat is essential for proper brain function and mood management.
Quality of fat matters: The type of fat consumed plays a crucial role in mental health. Traditional fat sources such as olive oil, animal fats from meat and fish, and butter were found to be beneficial for reducing depressive symptoms, whereas low-fat or fatty junk food was linked to an increased risk of depression”I work as a surgeon. There is no such thing as nutrition science. In medical school what we were taught was settled nutrition science the beginning of the semester was cast out by the end, replaced by a new for timed science. Eat a good healthy diet. Mostly fruits and vegetables and get protein in. Minimize processed foods. Aerobic and strength Exercise daily. It’s the same formula as it has always been. Be skeptical of any diet. Just eat healthy.
none2> low-fat diets may be associated with increased levels of depression
of course, but correlation is not causation – overweight leads to under-date to depression to diet.
none2.0 No, correlation does not equal causation.
And although critical thinking is not dead, you might well have a nasty welt on your head from that tree falling on it.Just because a tree fell on your head on a night that had a full moon, doesn’t mean the moon caused the tree to fall on you.
And my condolences to your family on your TBI from the tree.I don’t have much input on the rest of the conversation because I frankly don’t care that much (although I would echo Keith’s statement to “Be skeptical of any diet. Just eat healthy.” and generally tend to agree with you that not all fats are created equal).
The fact is that, while correlation may suggest causation, correlation does not, in fact, imply it. For example, there is a very strong correlation between wearing lipstick and certain female cancers, but no sane person would say that lipstick causes cancer.
while correlation does not imply causation, it is usually a necessary condition. so, outside of ridiculous examples, you start by noticing correlation, and then you explore a possibility of causation. And a possibility that Hashem is sending you a message here.
So, don’t ignore correlations. Say, your kid is upset or saying something inappropriate after a class X or after seeing a friend Y, worth exploring what that teacher or friend are saying. In terms of effect of others, there was a great experiment during covid (excluding those who did not believe in it) – some of the behaviors and opinions of the kids that we thought were their personal quirk turned out to change when outside of their social environment.
The immediate effects of eating certain foods depends on your current microbiome. But different foods affect that microbiome in the long run.
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AAQ did give you an example.
Causation is a fun subject. Google David Hume – Causation.
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