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Importantly, both groups were counselled to continue taking any antidepressants or other medications they were prescribed. The goal of the study was not to see if a healthier diet could replace medication, but whether it could provide additional benefits, like exercise, good sleep and other lifestyle behaviours.
After 12 weeks, average depression scores improved in both groups, which might be expected for anyone entering a clinical trial that provided additional support, regardless of which group you were in. But depression scores improved to a far greater extent in the group that followed the healthy diet: roughly one-third of those people were no longer classified as depressed, compared with 8 per cent of people in the control group.
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LEXINGTON, Mass., May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ LogicBio Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:LOGC), a clinical-stage genetic medicine company pioneering gene delivery and gene editing platforms to address rare and serious diseases from infancy through adulthood, today announced the appointment of Andrea Paul as general counsel and corporate secretary and Janice Olson as senior vice president of strategy and portfolio management. Ms. Paul and Ms. Olson are both seasoned industry experts with extensive experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries including in the gene therapy and rare disease sectors.
How Food May Improve Your Mood
The sugar-laden, high-fat foods we often crave when we are stressed or depressed, as comforting as they are, may be the least likely to benefit our mental health.
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May 6, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
As people across the globe grappled with higher levels of stress, depression and anxiety this past year, many turned to their favorite comfort foods: ice cream, pastries, pizza, hamburgers. But studies in recent years suggest that the sugar-laden and high-fat foods we often crave when we are stressed or depressed, as comforting as they may seem, are the least likely to benefit our mental health. Instead, whole foods such as vegetables, fruit, fish, eggs, nuts and seeds, beans and legumes and fermented foods like yogurt may be a better bet.