Diets Lead to Depression

All popular diets that sharply reduce carbohydrates can lead to depression. As American scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found out that enough carbohydrates in a food intake is a condition of serotonin development in the brain. This substance, as known for a long time, takes a most active part in a mood regulation.

When serotonin is synthesized and becomes active in the brain, its action concludes in forcing to feel bellyful earlier than the stomach gets filled and is stretched. Serotonin carries out not just a function of an appetite regulator, but also is responsible for an emotional condition of a person.

Scientists have discovered that serotonin is produced when eating a food full of hivy carbohydrates, for example with a composition of sweets or flour. Besides, albuminous food prevents the serotonin liberation. That is, if a portion of spaghetti makes the brain feel satiety earlier than potatoes with meat will not give such an effect.

Some people are especially sensitive to the lack of serotonin at the deficiency of carbohydrates. They are subject to ups and downs of mood which often gets down by the evening. Thus, there can be a strong desire to correct an emotional condition with something sweet. The research has shown that people feel worse if given an albuminous or fat food.