Skipping dessert really can leave you down in the dumps.

No one who’s been on a diet has ever said, “I love calorie restriction,” but a new study has found a not-so-surprising link between low-cal eating and depression.

And some people have it worse than others. 3

The dietary habits and depressive symptoms of 28,000 US adults were analyzed for the study, published in BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health .

Of these adults, 29% had a healthy weight, 33% were deemed overweight, and 38% were considered obese.

The dietary patterns were divided into four categories: calorie-restrictive, nutrient-restrictive (AKA low in fat), sugar, salt, or carbs, established dietary pattern, or not on a diet at all.

The majority of participants, 87%, did not follow any specific diet, 8% followed a cal

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