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Has Anyone Noticed That Depending On Your Diet, Your Depression Can Get Worse?
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I have been on a strict diet for just over a year and have lost 95 lbs. it is low carb, no sugar and low sodium. When I eat the yummy, not so good for me foods, my mood definitely takes a nosedive. I feel tired and moody, cry more often over nothing. I have more “bad” days.
Has anyone else noticed this?

posted March 31, 2019
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A MyDepressionTeam Member

Good information. Starchy foods at dinner, sweet treats after dinner was a bad habit for me. Anything white not good for you. White bread, noodles, rice, bread, potatoes etc they all turn to sugar and spike your insulin then your mood.

posted April 16, 2019
A MyDepressionTeam Member

I find that the foods I crave and eat depend upon my mood / depression. This is usually my first indication that things are sliding. (more 'bad' foods in excess of what is my normal = depression). When I eat sugar or bread then I too get tired more, but I believe it is more of a metabolic process of the liver and digestion than other issues.

posted April 1, 2019
A MyDepressionTeam Member

Yes what I eat affects my mood, no white sugar for me or corn syrup added to my food.

posted April 11, 2019

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