Blaming Depression on Eating Habits Invites Mental Health Stigma

So-called mood food has a moral dilemma

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They started turning up in late summer 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic, and they haven’t gone away: article upon article about “mood food.” The basic claim goes like this: Your stressful feelings and moods are the result of your eating habits, and you can fix them yourself.