/oss/taxonomy/term/208/all en /oss/article/depressed-about-depression-report <p>One of my pet peeves is the media jumping on a scientific study and making far more of it than what the study’s results actually demonstrate. The one that caught my eye now was the headline: “Feeling depressed? Eat yogurt rich in lactobacillus.” I am all for research into probiotics, the bacteria in our gut that may have a variety of beneficial effects on health. Perhaps even on relieving some symptoms of depression. However, the study carried out at the University of Virginia that generated the seductive headline certainly did not demonstrate that eating yogurt can alleviate depression.</p> Tue, 14 Mar 2017 14:02:41 +0000 Dr. Joe Schwarcz 1543 at /oss