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[โ€“] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 80 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I assume this is a correlation study? not a causation one?

It seems plausible the opposite is true, that depressed people are more likely to eat easy sweet foods.

[โ€“] PizzaMan@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

That's exactly the first thing that crossed my mind. Whenever I get a depressive episode, the last thing I want to do is cook. So the least effort, quickest meal is the meal I have. And meals like that are generally processed, terrible foods.