How would we know what psychiatric problems people in the third world are suffering from - I doubt there is much in the way of psychiatric care or diagnosis. I also think the doctors that treat them are more concerned with keeping them alive physically to be able to look at psychological health, except in the most extreme cases.

Lee

i don't see any correlation between low carb and depression. in fact, the opposite is true for me.
i've been off xanax and anti depressants now for 4 yrs all because i lowered my carbs to between 5 and 10 grams per day....
i have never suffered a depressed day in 4 yrs.
i cannot believe that low carbs give you depression, when the exact opposite lifted mine.

Interesting! I was just commenting on this in a couple of other threads.

My issue isn't as much depression as it is anxiety, but they are related. And I can tell you that when I am low carbing I feel a significant reduction in my anxiety and I don't feel the doom and gloom kind of depression that I do when I am eating sugary,starchy foods. Also, I started taking extra magnesium and D3 about three weeks ago and the difference has been noticeable as far as my ability to handle things that are stressful or would typically launch me into an anxious or depressive reaction.

The potatoes not prozac thing is very interesting to me. I had not heard of it before! Thanks for pointing it out pmezak.