The systematic review is a very good place to start. I've found 6 obs studies altogether, 3 positive and 3 negative, as well as a handful of RCTs of variable quality
And the nutrient deficiencies largely seem to be speaking to a low-quality vegetarian diet - as I'm sure you're aware, these can all be rectified by carefully selecting the foods a person eats
-
-
So...plausible? Not sure I'd agree. I'd argue almost certainly not epidemiological, because I can't see a single trial actually examining a vegetarian diet compared to one that includes meat
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
I said that as well, but the relevance depends on the question. If the question is "Does going on a vegetarian diet tend to cause depression?" That's different from "Does it have to?", because it would be looking at what people do, not what they could do.
-
Not a bad point, but I'd say that the idea that there might be vegetarian diets that could be harmful isn't particularly strong theoretically as support for the idea that vegetarian diets cause depression. A bit like saying that meat is bad because wild-rabbit-only diets are bad
- Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.