Stay Balanced - Pitfalls of a Low-Fat Diet
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Stay Balanced: Pitfalls of a Low-Fat Diet
New research shows that drastically reducing caloric intake and minimizing fats in our diet could negatively impact both our emotions and behavior. A study of mice published in a recent issue of Biological Psychiatry found that withdrawing these mammals from their preferred high-fat or high-carbohydrate diets showed increased anxiety and changes in their brain that indicated higher stress levels. This in turn led to significant changes in the animals’ usual behavior.
Researchers suspect that a related reason that human diets usually fail and can’t be successfully followed for long periods is that we’re not "programmed" to go against our so-called preferred diet. Meals that include all food groups apparently sustain us on physiological, psychological and emotional levels.
Source: Elsevier Health Sciences, April 2007
