Eating citrus may lower depression risk — Harvard Gazette
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Physician-researcher outlines gut-brain clues behind “orange a day” finding.

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 🍊

  • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    I suggest using a drain filter, then you can just spit out any seeds and just drop the bitter stringy parts.

      • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
        1·
        10 hours ago

        Aren’t they the same substance used in the white part of the peel below the delicious zest? Though I might be thinking about clementines and the white stringy bits that run from top to bottom along the centre. Been a while since I had a proper orange but don’t they have even more of that white stuff?

        I think the membrane that surrounds the little juice packets is also bitter, if you separate it from the good parts.

          • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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            2 hours ago

            Ah lol. What about the peel? The zest is delicious but the white part is awful. You normally gotta be careful if you’re using a shredder or microplane when zesting because if you go too deep it tastes pretty bitter. Though the texture is also not very appealing, though I do wonder how much of that is from the flavour.