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The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness

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Re: The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness

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Post by mfer »

blakesterz wrote: post #13

"After the diet change, we observed significant changes in measures of anxiety, well-being and happiness, and without changes in gut microbiome diversity. We found strong correlations between greater consumption of fat and protein to lower anxiety and depression, while consuming higher percentages of carbohydrates was associated with increased stress, anxiety, and depression." I think most of us would agree that make…

I wish it detailed the types of carbs.

Carbs from whole grains and things like fruit are different from processed carbs where the supporting parts of the food are removed. That's why Keto bread will look at fiber compared to total carbs. It depends on the form of carb.

I wish the overview touched on the different types of carbs and their impact. Not all carbs are alike.

Re: The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness

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Post by darthrupert »

augment003 wrote: post #33
darthrupert wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The idea that fat and protein are good while carbs are "crap" is controversial.

Is it? I haven’t seen any controversy around it, just a gradual shift to recommendations for more protein and fat vs less carbs.

I haven't heard of any such thing, except made by people who are selling something.

Re: The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness

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Post by salamanderman »

c_elegant wrote: post #32
RugnirViking wrote: post #2

Interesting. Note this has not yet been peer-reviewed, so findings must be taken with an especially large pinch of salt even compared to your average paper. In this case, they only looked at 20 adults over 2 weeks, so I feel that any conclusions drawn here are circumstancial at best. Apparently the reseach was funded by NIH and therefore at least partly the taxpayer. Seems like a bit of a strange study to fund, in my…

> Some limitations to this study beyond the subjective nature of the term “mood,” are compliance with following the study protocol, lack of exact control over the first and final diets, and uBiome’s bankruptcy that limited sample size further than expected. This is what you're looking for: it's a pilot study seeded by now-disgraced/bankrupt uBiome.

This should be the top comment.

Re: The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness

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Post by hinkley »

goda90 wrote: post #36
hinkley wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fiber reducing biodiversity would be news. I thought consensus was the other way around?

I wonder if it's a case of soluble vs insoluble fiber. Insoluble fiber is often described as speeding up transit through the intestines, which might leave microbes less food to eat, or increase the microbes being driven out before they can establish.

I had a similar thought.

I had a laugh years ago when I realized that jam and jellies are full of soluble fiber and my entire childhood my parents were sneaking fiber into my diet. My whole childhood was a lie!

Re: The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness

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Post by ldehaan »

blakesterz wrote: post #13

"After the diet change, we observed significant changes in measures of anxiety, well-being and happiness, and without changes in gut microbiome diversity. We found strong correlations between greater consumption of fat and protein to lower anxiety and depression, while consuming higher percentages of carbohydrates was associated with increased stress, anxiety, and depression." I think most of us would agree that make…

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Re: The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness

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Post by RugnirViking »

peebz wrote: post #20
RugnirViking wrote: post #2

Interesting. Note this has not yet been peer-reviewed, so findings must be taken with an especially large pinch of salt even compared to your average paper. In this case, they only looked at 20 adults over 2 weeks, so I feel that any conclusions drawn here are circumstancial at best. Apparently the reseach was funded by NIH and therefore at least partly the taxpayer. Seems like a bit of a strange study to fund, in my…

Don't go too heavy on the salt.

I suppose without further research we won't have any clue what effect salt will or won't have on my emotional state ;)

But seriously, there is pretty much no point discussing the conclusions of such a deeply flawed paper.

Re: The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness

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Post by ldehaan »

nawgz wrote: post #28
runlaszlorun wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I think most of us would agree that makes sense? Eat like crap, feel like crap? I’m just an average joe trying to figure out how to improve a diet, but I haven’t found much of a consensus regarding fats vs proteins vs carbohydrates.

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Re: The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness

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Post by SCAQTony »

I was disappointed how vague carbs were defined, but I suspect we can all agree the best diet for an omnivore is the least processed food is the best choice. Anything that comes in a box or can should be suspect. Soup is best when the broth is made from leftover chicken bones and the rest of it with chicken meat and raw veggies. Fruit is better than candy, fish is better than bacon. YMMV

Re: The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness

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Post by numbsafari »

nawgz wrote: post #38
joshmanders wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Except you need carbohydrates. Many people consider "carbs" as bread, sugar and other "bad" things but many things you consider "good" are also carbs, like veggies.

> Except you need carbohydrates Your usage of need is directly contrary to the dictionary definition of need. Have you heard of ketosis? > many things you consider "good" are also carbs, like veggies Veggies are not good for the carbs they contain (Fiber has some value of course, but not really as a carbohydrate), but instead for the nutrients (commonly known as "vitamins/minerals") they contain in edible forms for o…

> Have you heard of ketosis?

Do you even lift?

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