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Re:Philosophy of Psychiatry (2015) by DanBC on Monday July 10, 2017 @10:09AM (#14736041)
You rail against psychiatry, yet list "nutritionist"?
Re:Philosophy of Psychiatry (2015) by imperio59 on Monday July 10, 2017 @10:20AM (#14736142)
People have such terrible diets in the US. Deficiency in certain vitamins and other essential nutrients is scientifically proven by medical science to lead to mental health-type symptoms.

Some people need help to learn what foods to eat properly because their parents never taught them how or they just have bad eating habits.

Re:Philosophy of Psychiatry (2015) by kbart on Monday July 10, 2017 @10:35AM (#14736267)
"Some people need help to learn what foods to eat properly because their parents never taught them how or they just have bad eating habits."

You don't need a nutritionist to tell you to stop eating junk/processed food. All other diet advice are pure b.s. as there's no scientific answer to what "a proper diet" is. What is "healthy" and what is not changes on a similar rate as weather broadcast i.e. see a recent turn on fat.

Re:Philosophy of Psychiatry (2015) by chillwaves on Monday July 10, 2017 @12:24PM (#14737351)
There is actual science behind finding nutritional deficiencies. You surely don't think vit D deficiency is "BS" or calcium deficiencies. Maybe consider your point of view is not as strongly supported as you think.
Re:Philosophy of Psychiatry (2015) by DanBC on Monday July 10, 2017 @10:33AM (#14736253)
> scientifically proven by medical science to lead to mental health-type symptoms.

Which vitamin or mineral deficiency leads to psychosis? (With a link to this scientific proof please)

Re:Philosophy of Psychiatry (2015) by tertius on Monday July 10, 2017 @10:53AM (#14736453)
The easiest candidates for an answer is obviously Scurvy (Vitamin C) and Rickets (Vitamin D).

Both can cause mental symptoms (retardation for example). But both are rare.

Re:Philosophy of Psychiatry (2015) by imperio59 on Monday July 10, 2017 @10:23AM (#14736156)
Also there's a very easy experiment you can use to prove this out at your next family reunion, Christmas or Thanksgiving party, etc. Feed a small child only sugar, watch him turn on first ADD then complete depression as you fail to continue to feed him sugar...
Re:Philosophy of Psychiatry (2015) by unit91 on Monday July 10, 2017 @10:37AM (#14736295)
1. I hope you don't actually think you should do this sort of thing to kids.

2. You don't seem to understand what ADD and depression are. They're vastly more serious and prolonged than the sort of candy-induced, momentary fit-throwing you're suggesting.

Re:Philosophy of Psychiatry (2015) by tertius on Monday July 10, 2017 @10:57AM (#14736482)
You may want to start testing your assumptions, and I don't just mean this one.

Here's an example regarding hyperactivity and sugar: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/391812