Dr. Maggie Cooper, a research scientist, is impressed by a case report in Frontiers of Nutrition showing three people suffering from anxiety and depression were completely cured by a low-carb, high-fat diet.
One in eight people in England are taking antidepressants, two thirds of them female, after the lockdowns fuelled a 7% increase in demand for medication in one year, NHS statistics show.
The use of antidepressants among British children has reached an all-time high over the past year of lockdowns, with many children having been prescribed drugs because waiting times to see professionals were too long.
Lockdown has been a major contributory factor to the increase in attempted suicides among Australians aged five-25 over the past six months, according to Kids Helpline.
Over 80% of Americans have reported at least one symptom of depression during lockdowns, a new survey finds, with many turning to drink, food and porn in an attempt to cope with their negative emotions.
More than one in five British adults experienced some form of depression in the first months of 2021 – this being double the rate that was recorded before the first lockdown began.
