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Psychological well-being disturbances and excess body weight: dietary-psychological interrelations

Wojciech Wiśniewski

Wojciech Wiśniewski

2026-03-17
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Specialists in nutritional psychology—including clinical psychologists, dietitians, and population health researchers—emphasize the profound connections between dietary components and psychological functioning. Observations include, for instance, diminished vitality and mood deterioration linked to vitamin B12 deficiencies, as well as heightened nervous excitability and impulsive behavioral tendencies among individuals consuming excessive refined carbohydrates. Concurrently, the benefits of a well-balanced diet—particularly one enriched with polyunsaturated fatty acids from the omega-3 and omega-6 families—are well-documented, as such nutrition supports enhanced concentration, emotional stability, and overall psychological well-being. These and numerous other interdependencies between dietary patterns and mental state remain a focal point of rigorous interdisciplinary investigation.

Związek obniżonego nastroju i nadwagi

Związki pomiędzy nadmiarem (czy niedoborem) pewnych produktów dają się łatwo określić.. Zgoła inaczej ma się relacja pomiędzy nadmierną masą ciała a obniżonym nastrojem czy stanami depresyjnymi.. Pytanie o tę zależność przypomina trochę: co było pierwsze jajko czy kura.. Nie ma dziś jednoznacznej odpowiedzi na pytanie czy najpierw była nadwaga, czy obniżony nastrój.. Jedno jest pewne, te dwa czynniki zbyt często współwystępują, by móc ich relację bagatelizować.. Przy czym im większa nadwaga tym większe prawdopodobieństwo wystąpienia depresji.. Zauważono że kobiety, których BMI wynosi powyżej 30 (otyłość) są ponad pięciokrotnie bardziej narażone na depresję.. Wykazano również, iż osoby z otyłością wykazywały więcej symptomów depresyjnych niż ich towarzysze z wagą w normie.. Na podstawie takich informacji można wnioskować, że otyłość stała się przyczyną pojawienia się stanów depresyjnych czy obniżonego nastroju.. Za takim tokiem rozumowania przemawia fakt, że na obniżenie samopoczucia wpływ mają takie czynniki jak: niezadowolenie z własnego ciała, poczucie konieczności przejścia na dietę czy zaniżona samoocena.. Z drugiej strony Bąk-Sosnowska w swoich badaniach zauważa, iż to właśnie niezadowolenie ze swojego ciała, poddawanie się restrykcyjnym dietom itp.. Przyczyniają się do rozwinięcia się u jednostki nadmiernej masy ciała.. Sama nadwaga jest czynnikiem spustowym dla obniżenia samopoczucia, ale i obniżony nastrój silnie wpływa na wzrost masy ciała.. Kilser i Corcoran przeprowadzili w 1997 badania, w których indukowali osobom badanym negatywny nastrój, poprzez podanie bardzo trudnych zadań do rozwiązania, a następnie dostarczenie im negatywnych informacji zwrotnych dotyczących poprawności ich wykonania.. Osoby, którym obniżono nastrój zjadały więcej ciasteczek niż uczestniczące w tym samym badaniu osoby nie poddane działaniu obniżającemu nastrój.. Problem nie dotyczy tylko uczniów rozwiązujących zadania.. Znany badacz Brian Wansink zauważa, iż osoby oglądające trudny i smutny film zjadały więcej przekąsek, niż osoby oglądające lżejsze gatunki filmów.. Indukowanie pozytywnego nastroju w trakcie oglądania komedii powodowało natomiast, że widzowie zjadali znacznie mniej przekąsek.. Do podobnych wyników doszła Bąk-Sosnowska.. W swoich badaniach proponowała oglądnięcie krótkiej komedii bądź filmu edukacyjnego (film nie mający wpływu na nastrój).. Widzowie oglądający komedie spożyli około 50 kcal mniej w trakcie eksperymentu.. Na podstawie tych danych można zauważyć wzajemną współzależność otyłości i obniżonego nastroju.. Wśród osób otyłych obserwujemy wyraźnie niższy nastrój, zaś wśród osób z nadwagą znacznie więcej symptomów depresyjnych.. Równocześnie badacze zauważają, iż obniżony nastrój wpływa na bezwiedne spożywanie większej ilości kalorii, co z kolei może doprowadzić do wzrostu wagi.. Można więc śmiało założyć, że jednym z istotnych czynników gwarantujących optymalną wagę jest dbanie nie tylko o właściwą dietę i odpowiednią dozę ruchu, ale również o dobre samopoczucie.
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