Hi Jerry,
I absolutely agree with you. I have known a few young people who drank soft drinks all day and they were not only depressed but had too much weight on them.
I do agree that coffee, in moderation, is extremely good for us. Italians do drink a bit of coffee and the interesting thing is that Italians, before the current European financial crisis, had the lowest depression in the world.
I think that it was a combination of family support, good food, the good life and coffee along with olive oil. These things helped to keep depression away. Of course today Italy is not the same anymore. Corruption has a hold on the country and many people are depressed because there is no money, no jobs and not much to do for the young people there.
This is interesting Jerry. I will make sure to include soft drinks or carbonated drinks in the list of toxic substances for depression.
On the other hand, when my (hypo)mania comes in I stop all coffee and tea because these are stimulants.
Hi Crystal,
Yes, it's interesting stuff, although I expect the scientific and medical community are champing at the bit to take this particular study apart.
My own perspective is that these single studies and the somewhat tenuous associations they produce are limited in themselves, but collectively and from different scientific disciplines, there may be something of interest. Really, I think there's enough material around pointing in roughly the same direction to argue for a properly funded study into the area. Let's hope others feel the same way.
Here is a good article about this research
http://www.ibtimes.com/diet-soda-linked-depression-while-coffee-could-lower-risk-1002492
The really funny thing is that the soda industries are saying that the research is bogus because it has not been proven scientifically?
This is absolutely silly because we all know that each can of drink (375ml) has at least 10 or more teaspoon of sugar (some say up to 14 teaspoons). We all know that too much sugar can cause depression. Imagine those who drink five or six cans per day. I mean, 10 teaspoon of sugar is more than the recommended daily dosage. So why do we need so much proof? Makes sense to me.
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Of the percentage that seemed to be most affected by diet soft drinks, how many were already obese? Does the study tell us that? The effects of both regular and diet sodas could be weight-related. Does depression increase with eating disorders (both eating too little and eating too much)? I know abnormal eating patterns are often listed with symptoms of depression. Maybe dry mouth caused by antidepressants could cause one to drink more sodas, too. Just things to think about.