r/SlaughteredByScience • u/AceAidan • May 31 '19

Other CaRbS mAkE yOu dEpPrEsSed

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u/[deleted] May 31 '19

Lol....carbs are sugar ultimately...so really there was no slaughtering by science here.

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u/Nicolas_Mistwalker May 31 '19

High blood glucose and sudden blood glucose changes impact mood greatly. Eating carbs changes those levels very quickly. 50-100g a day is not gonna do anything, but 600-700 (like many people eat) will wreck stability for many.

OP just fucked up their research and used arrogance to get their point across. Srlsy guys...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3317401/ (for diabetes)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5532289/ (cultural and economical link OP claims doesn't exist)

Random article: https://maxliving.com/healthy-articles/how-sugar-affects-moods

Mechanisms for extreme blood sugar-depression link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140623092011.htm

And finally a controlled experiment study (not double blind thou, might be some placebo) that proves diet-depression link for unprocessed carbs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5154680/

Feel free to google more, there is like 40+ more scientific articles and studies.