Posted by SLS on December 28, 2012, at 14:26:54
In reply to Re: High fat diet -) inflammation -) depression, posted by Trotter on December 28, 2012, at 13:40:31
> > This very large study was published this week on the association of inflammation and psychological stress: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1485898
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> Yes, it is my understanding that chronic low grade inflammation, such as caused by endotoxemia, causes depression.Am I failing to find indications of causation or directionality in this study?
I don't understand why whenever depression is associated with a biological finding, there is an immediate conclusion drawn that the observed biological phenomenon must be the cause of that depression. I sometimes think that authors like to see their names in lights.
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