The link between obesity and mental health disorders is more significant than most people realize, and one physician researcher has been working to better understand the reasons.
Obesity has become epidemic, with the average American man now weighing 198 pounds—up from 166 in the 1960s—and the average American woman weighing 170 pounds—up from 140 in the 1960s. Concurrently, mental disorders like depression, anxiety, ADHD, and post-traumatic stress disorder are also becoming epidemic, and Dr. William Wilson, author of “Brain Drain,” believes the phenomena are correlated.
While many researchers have linked several of these conditions to factors related to modern life—everything from sitting too much, to social isolation, to environmental contaminants including endocrine disrupters—Wilson believes the overarching cause is our food. Or more accurately, his findings focus on how the food we commonly eat triggers a neurological/psycho-emotional disorder he calls “carbohydrate associated reversible brain syndrome” or the CARB syndrome….