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7. Low Fat = Low Mood: Why Your Brain Needs Healthy Fats
For years, we were told that eating fat would make us fat or cause heart problems. That’s why many people switched to low-fat diets. But now we know that cutting out fat can actually harm your brain and mental health.
Here’s why:
Your Brain Is Mostly Fat
Your brain is made up of about 60% fat. It needs certain kinds of fat to work properly—especially omega-3 fatty acids, which help with thinking, memory, and mood. If you’re not eating enough healthy fats, your brain doesn’t get the building blocks it needs to function well.
Low Fat Can Lead to Depression and Anxiety
Many studies have found that people who eat very low-fat diets are more likely to feel depressed or anxious. Why? Because fats help produce important mood-regulating chemicals in the brain, like serotonin and dopamine.
Without enough fat, your brain can’t make these feel-good chemicals efficiently, which may lead to:
Mood swings
Brain fog
Irritability
Fatigue
Trouble focusing
Fat Fights InflammationInsomnia.
I think Rav Avigdor Miller used to say lack of sleep plays a big role is causing depression
You registered here 2 months ago & posted over 500 times. What were you doing before you joined? trying to understand the root cause of this.
Low fat isn’t the cause of rampant mental illnesses in the US., Most of us eat way too much fat.It’s called plagiarism if you quote a study and don’t give it credit. It’s called lunacy to expect people to believe something that you write without quoting a reliable source!
none: My belief system isn’t based on wants… I base it on facts and science. I don’t take medical advice from anonymous people on the internet who won’t quote a source. Or don’t have a source.
Rabbi Lazer Brody has publicly stated that
the root cause of most mental health issues
is the lack of emunah and bitachon.If you truly trust in HaShem at all times,
and always believe “Gam Zu LeTovah”,
then much of your anxiety and unhappiness
should vanish.Another root cause of most mental health issues
is spending too much time remembering the past
and spending too much time thinking about the future.
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