Eating citrus may lower depression risk — Harvard Gazette
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Physician-researcher outlines gut-brain clues behind “orange a day” finding.

According to Harvard research, eating oranges stimulates growth of Faecalibacterium prausnitzia.

This bacteria lives inside the human gut and generates serotonin and dopamine — 2 powerful molecules that elevate your mood.

Harvard is one of the top 5 research universities in the world. Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Where does he work ? Harvard.

If you feel sad, eat an orange 🍊

  • Sludge@sh.itjust.works
    91·
    17 hours ago

    Because if you’re sad now, but you want to be happy - you should probably eat an orange. It’s a nice thing to know

    • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      15 hours ago

      Yeah I know, but its not in the body of the post per Rule 2. Plenty of really bad YSKs that didnt belong here had the same thing and I called some of them out too. So in order to be fair I have to ask it here too, thats all.