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The Mediterranean Diet: Lower Depression Risk?

NY Times on new research findings supporting an association with lower depression and being on the Mediterranean diet:
A study of over 10,000 Spaniards followed for almost four and half years on average found that those who reported eating a healthy Mediterranean diet at the beginning of the study were about half as likely to develop depression than those who said they did not stick to the diet.


While a correlation is not the same as cause and effect, this is still something to keep in mind for those of us who are interested in staying healthy, both physically and mentally.
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