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 🍊
YSK is such a pale imitation of TIL. Please disagree, I’ve been baiting all fucking night and you all are way too chill. There is zero lively conversations on Lemmy. “but we don’t have bots” the fuck you don’t, in the mornings I see bots constantly importing reddit threads. I feel like I’m on fucking 1998 usenet. DEBATE ME!
You might like to have an orange.
I’ve been baiting all fucking night
Go away, baitin!
Does this work with dried oranges?
I drink a tea that has orange in it so it would be awesome if it applies
I mean, this research wouldn’t be able to tell what about oranges makes these bacteria thrive, so would need a separate study for dried oranges or similar variations.
Having said that, your tea likely has so little actual orange in it, that it’s very likely negligible either way.
There’s probably just a tiny bit of orange in each tea bag to begin with, and it might even just be orange peel. And then it’s just traces of that which go into your tea water, too.Of course, drinking tea in general can probably also help with depression in some way. At the very least, it hydrates you and presumably improves blood circulation, which can help get you out of a rut.
I always just thought it was the sugar in the OJ making me feel better. 🤷♂️
Orange juice also has some magnesium in it which can slightly help with pain and such.
I drink it when I get a migraine and always thought it was the sugar too till I found that out.
Or just eat an orange. You don’t have to be sad.
Im in this picture and i like it
Einfach Orangensaft
Frag nicht was für Saft,
Do lemons work?
No, those are the fruits of manufactured suffering, not joyous wonders
Wut
You sound depressed.
Can I offer you a lemon in these trying times
We are but that’s besides the point, we actually meant it in a literal way lmao
Lemons are manufactured by mixing a Citron and a Bitter Orange. They’re are not naturally occurring in any way, while the orange is a fully natural occurring fruit. Other than that, lemons are metaphorically seen as struggles or suffering while oranges are shown to be liquid sunshine or joy.
That’s all we meant by lemons being manufactured suffering and oranges being joyous wonders. Was just play on words on our part
fuck you!
🧡
Advice from the little book of calm.
If you cant find an orange, pretend you’re eating one, and then laugh.
The waves are scary if you don’t read it correctly though.
If you’re happy and you know it, eat an orange
If you’re unhappy and you know it, eat an orange
You know what? Fuck it, eat an orange
do people hust have oranges lying around. We get them sometimes when they are in season enough to be cheap and nice.
I usually do because they’re tasty, they stay good for a long time, and they’re available cheaply year round in the US.
I love me some good navel oranges. So, on a good day, yes.
I eat at least 2 blood oranges a day, sometimes 5 or even 6. They taste so damn good, and they’re relatively cheap ($1.49/lb). I literally always have at least 4 pounds on hand, but I just restocked, so I’ve got 12 pounds at the moment. Sometimes, in the summer, I buy extra so I can juice them. Then I mix the juice with pomegranate juice, and pour the mix over ice in a kala namak rimmed glass. Vodka optional.
well alright then.
YSAK: If you don’t feel sad, eat an orange
Oranges are yummy and keep you from getting scurvy
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Remember shower oranges?
Oranges and other citrus fruit are also significantly acidic, which is hard on teef. So try not to go overboard, or at least rinse your mouth with water afterwards if you eat citrus regularly.
By the same token, do not rinse your mouth with water after brushing your teeth. This gives more of the toothpaste’s fluoride a chance to adhere, from my understanding.
It is an exposure thing, so you’re better off eating it in one sitting rather than snacking on acidic things throughout the day.
teef
i believe the correct scientific spelling is “teeph”
You’ll have to ask Keef Richers, mate.
very orange.
Can I eat the juicy orang right after brushing my teefers?
Maybe save a step, and simply brush your teef with the orange!
I have never personally known anyone with scurvy… But yeah, they are tasty.
Ooh survivalship bias!!
Thats whats known as anecdotal evidence
Ive never met anyone with ebola yet WHO just declared a global emergency
Apparently, most people getting scurvy these days are autistic and have strong food selection preferences so they just dont end up eating anything with vitamin c
I’m sure there are some folks that got a little too into carnivore diets that have managed to serve the scurve
You shouldn’t eat people with scurvy, regardless of whether you know them.
Heading to the store…
The study is more correlation than causality. Even though they tried to be careful they did not (and can’t) account for a plethora of confounding factors, which – especially with depression – is particularly problematic.
They provide a plausible explanation for a causal pathway, but did not prove it. This provides a testable hypothesis, which is why I would read this more like “more research needed”, rather than definitive proof. I wouldn’t go as far as to say “eat an orange a day, to keep depression away”. Although it probably wouldn’t hurt to eat some more fruit, given how bad the fruit content in most people’s diet is anyway.
So this is, unfortunately, a rather sensationalist takeaway you’ve provided here, OP. But that’s the curse of how we’re doing capitalism. Even ‘top research universities’ like Harvard need to be sensationalist to attract some publicity and get their research funded.
