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RE: A Better Diet May Help To Treat Depression
With 68% on medication its a chicken/egg problem. Would they eat better or worse if they were on/off medication? 71% of the group were also female..
No doubt healthy eating allows our body to operate at its best - but to what extent?
Really good points. I think the problem is in finding people who have major depression but aren't on medication - there may be ethical issues and risks (e.g. suicide) but it does muddy the waters. Also the gender imbalance seems to be very common - not quite sure why.
It would be hard to find someone with major depression who has the energy to participate in a clinical trial. Very difficult disease to treat... I agree with the meat your post. It might be hard to do an accurate trial on this issue but I dont think you need a clinical trial to extol the benefits of exercise and diet. Excellent writing as always :)
Thanks another great point! Thank you for your kind words.