http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8334353.stm

firemonkey wrote:
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But maybe being depressed makes people more likely to go for processed 
food in the first place .
You feel depressed so you have a pizza that makes you depressed so you 
have another pizza........?!

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firemonkey wrote:

> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8334353.stm

A cynic might sneer that processed food and depression are both 
'luxuries', not available to people in a subsistence society, and it's 
therefore not surprising that statistically they seem to be related.

I'm surprised they reckon the British diet is getting nutritionally 
poorer. Other reports claim that the (Gordon-Brown-created) recession 
has caused a large upswing in the sale of more nutritional food such as 
fresh veggies.

Evil Nigel

nigel wrote:
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> firemonkey wrote:
> 
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8334353.stm
> 
> A cynic might sneer that processed food and depression are both 
> 'luxuries', not available to people in a subsistence society, and it's 
> therefore not surprising that statistically they seem to be related.
> 
> I'm surprised they reckon the British diet is getting nutritionally 
> poorer. Other reports claim that the (Gordon-Brown-created) recession 
> has caused a large upswing in the sale of more nutritional food such as 
> fresh veggies.
> 
> Evil Nigel
> 

I seldom buy fresh veggies. I used to when my wife was alive and there 
was two of us to feed  but getting a good variety of veg just for one 
and using it before it goes past it's best is problematic.
I therefore stock my freezer up with an assortment of frozen veg.

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firemonkey wrote:

> I seldom buy fresh veggies. I used to when my wife was alive and there 
> was two of us to feed  but getting a good variety of veg just for one 
> and using it before it goes past it's best is problematic.

Agreed. If you have access to a large supermarket you can buy one or two 
of each of what you want from the 'choose your own' containers. I'd 
guess that Tesco Express doesn't have room for a large selection, and 
taking the time to choose from the loose selection in a busy supermarket 
is something you'd find overwhelming in your current state, especially 
doing it every 2-3 days.

> I therefore stock my freezer up with an assortment of frozen veg.

That's a good second best. Some frozen veg is actually better for you 
than 'supermarket fresh'.

Evil Nigel