Posted by Trotter on December 21, 2012, at 21:25:13
In reply to Re: High fat diet -) inflammation -) depression » Trotter, posted by SLS on December 21, 2012, at 19:59:06
Actually, I am not saying that inflammation is the sole cause of depression. I have never said that. I know that some 'experts' believe that is the case, but I'm not saying that. All I'm saying that there is overwhelming evidence that inflammation can cause depression in susceptible people. The same goes for stress, high fat diets etc etc.
> > Hmm...
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> > You may well be right that chronic stress causes depression.
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> Perhaps in some cases.
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> > However I think I have produced compelling evidence that inflammation causes depression.
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> Perhaps in some cases.
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> > And back to the topic of this thread I believe that I have presented strong evidence that a high fat diet causes inflammation and this inflammation causes depression.
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> Perhaps in some cases.
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> As you have noted:
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> > "There are probably lots of things that can cause depression. After all, depression is only a collection of symptoms"
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> I don't dispute here that there are depressions that are the result of inflammation. However, I have a problem with any statement that suggests that all depressions are caused by inflammation.
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> A sick organ tells the immune system to come to the rescue (via cytokines, etc.). Why would the brain be such an exception? Only here, the sickness is MDD or BD.
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> I am not yet compelled by the work of the authors you have so far presented. Perhaps I will change my mind, but I would really need to see a diagram or model of a hypothetical cascade of biological events from start to finish that begins with inflammation and leads to MDD or BD.
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> - Scott
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