What has breakfast to do with Depression?

Hello there , hope you guys are doing good. I am back here with another post related to mental well-being. This is a tough and long journey but don't worry together we will fight and win.

We as humans have survived from many calamities and are constantly evolving day by day.If you look back men were mostly hunters, men used to go to hunting and bring food for the rest of community so that everyone could eat ,generate energy for the body and mind and of-course survive another day. Food plays an important role for a healthy body and mind as our body absorbs the nutrients required for proper functioning from food that we feed to ourselves.

 Now a days due to our busy life we somehow fail to acknowledge the importance of food and likewise we skip breakfast , have lunch at different times and so on. But my dear readers what if you come to know that skipping breakfast can lead to depression symptoms , will you then still skip it ? well i bet NOPE. No one wants Depression to ruin their lives. [depression is mental health issue that has been linked to various negative outcomes such as reduced productivity at work , lower quality of life , higher mortality.]

 A study (published in psychiatry research,volume 273,march 2019) was carried out to investigate the link between skipping breakfast and depressive symptoms . Data from 716 participants were analyzed.These participants were factory workers from japan aged 19 -68 and they completed two questionnaires. At both Baseline and follow up surveys participants were asked how often they had breakfast in a week like Daily , 5-6 times/week , 3-4 times/week , 1-2 times/week or less than 1 time/week. Depressive symptoms were measured using Japanese version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale. Logistic Regression Analysis showed that who ate breakfast less than 1 time a week showed an increased risk of depressive symptoms compared to who ate daily.

 So it would to safe to conclude that regular breakfast plays a protective role against developing depression.
Breakfast consumption might protect against depressive symptoms by lowering cortisol levels in the body, and high cortisol has been linked to depression. 

 My dear readers stay safe , stay healthy physically and mentally and never skip breakfast again because now you know why 😊. 

 stay tuned for more content.

Comments

  1. Anonymous27 April 2020 at 14:11

    so basically this is one kind, where you stop getting things which you usually used to get causes depression.
    more examples like
    you stop getting food which you usually used to get.
    you stop getting love which you usually used to get.
    you stop getting marks which you usually used to get.
    you stop getting attention which you usually used to get.

    so above things are few things which creates insecurity and depression.
    competitiveness nature of human mind causes depression.

    we need to figure out the ways to deal with it.

    thank you

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    1. Shubham27 April 2020 at 20:26

      Yes. Will provide more content in future in this regard. Stay tuned !

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