A family friend who’s a psychiatrist told us that tofu can worsen depression. I’m skeptical, but a web search revealed the following:
Even though soy is packed with lean protein, it’s also packed with trypsin and protease inhibitors—enzymes that make the digestion of protein incredibly difficult. Soy is also high in copper, a mineral linked to anxious behavior, and loaded with oligosaccharides, which are known to cause flatulence. (Link, TW: meat)
The article also says tempeh is better than tofu in this regard, so that’s good since I like tempeh more than tofu (harder to source though). I wanted to ask here who are more along in life.
is the said psychiatrist vegetarian/vegan?
Completely independent of this specific topic, if you would only believe a psychologist who presents you with a clinical opinion if they practice the same lifestyle choice as you, that speaks poorly to your grasp of the scientific method.
I’ve met so many doctors who are convinced avoiding meat is unhealthy that, yes, i would prefer to go to a doctor who is vegetarian. They would surely be more knowledgeable on the subject
personal convictions of doctors guide their “clinical opinion”.
We also know that money too influences general “clinical opinion”
“independent of this specific topic”? Nah
Probably not