Diet and Anxiety

[cluckeyo]

This is interesting. I never noticed anything like that. I'll have to do some research on this subject. There are folks I know who might could be helped by the information. Sugar is something that I would have a hard time cutting out of my diet. My Dad likes snack pack pudding. I accidentally bought sugar-free snack pack pudding the other day. I noticed it is not going away, so I tried it. It's not very good. I do use Truvia (Stevia) in my coffee, I guess that helps. I recommend it. It's a good sugar substitute. I Bought a big bag of loose Splenda for baking and I have not tried it yet, but I should get going on this. I do not enjoy diet sodas at all!

 

[misszerable]

I never realized it before, but people around me noticed that I would get hyper whenever I drink soda and sugar-laced food. I would talk fast and smile excessively like crazy. I've since avoided high caffeine and high sugar foods and it has made me feel calmer and more in control. I know some people who turn to sweets as comfort food when they are depressed but they get depressed even more because they know that they're gaining extra weight because of their binges. Having a balanced and moderate diet does affect our overall health and emotional well-being. 

 

[pwarbi]

What a person eats and drinks can affect the way they are, and I think that a lot of people won't be able to see the link between their diet and their health and well being. I'm sure that we are all well aware of the dangers of eating fatty foods and drinking too much alcohol and the negative impact it can have on our bodies, but our diet also affects our mental health as well, and like others have already said we have to try and make sure that we are living a healthy lifestyle as that can affect our whole life.

 

[kelden]

I never had to worry about losing weight diet regimes, but gaining weight instead. I always been skinny until I reached adulthood, nowadays I'm just another slim guy with 70 kg on him.

 

[fuzyon]

When I started dieting and working out I didn't expect to get rid of my anxiety and depression but man, did that help tremendously. One of the main reasons I'm depressed is that I'm not happy with how I look and talk, once I started to be fitter I gained a lot of confidence which helped my social anxiety a ton. I'm now able to carry out conversations with people, although not for long periods of time otherwise I get mentally fatigued.

 

[kgord]

Yes, I think diet and exercise do seriously impact our mood, especially if our body image has suffered due to an improper diet. I know the way I feel about myself would help tremendously by exercise and eating properly. The way I look contributes to the anxiety and depression that I have. I think I owe it to myself to do better.

 

[fcuco]

I never realized it before, but people around me noticed that I would get hyper whenever I drink soda and sugar-laced food. I would talk fast and smile excessively like crazy. I've since avoided high caffeine and high sugar foods and it has made me feel calmer and more in control. I know some people who turn to sweets as comfort food when they are depressed but they get depressed even more because they know that they're gaining extra weight because of their binges. Having a balanced and moderate diet does affect our overall health and emotional well-being. 

That was either a placebo effect or the caffeine, not the sugar itself as it has been proven that the whole "sugar rush" thing is a myth, in both adults and children, you can find more information here: http://www.yalescientific.org/2010/09/mythbusters-does-sugar-really-make-children-hyper/

Caffeine, on the other hand, has immediate and measurable effects on the metabolism, but those effects are usually positive: increased alertness and so on, you should only cut caffeine if you have trouble sleeping or if you feel that it is affecting your blood pressure or heart beat rate.