Posted by Larry Hoover on November 19, 2002, at 10:29:00
In reply to The truth about the french paradox?, posted by bluedog on November 19, 2002, at 9:56:09
http://www.redflagsweekly.com/kendrick/2002_nov14.html
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> The french parodox was a term coined to describe the apparent contradiction between the consumption of high levels of so called "Bad Foods" for coronary heart disease (CHD) and the claimed low rate of CHD in France.
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> This article argues that it's not WHAT you eat so much as HOW you eat that really matters. My first thoughts about this article were if conventional wisdom explaining the french paradox can be challenged in relation to CHD, why not extrapolate the arguments and apply the same arguments to depression and other mental illnesses that have been linked to diet to some degree.A fascinating, and very well-written article. (I review scientific literature for a living.) Thanks.
> I have not done any further research myself but I wonder if there is also a french paradox in relation to rates of depression.
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> Food for ThoughtUnfortunately, the French have a higher incidence of depression (4.5%, similar to Germany, Canada, and New Zealand) than even the U.S. (3%).
poster:Larry Hoover
thread:128270
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20021116/msgs/128279.html