Diet and negative moods

Thought this was an interesting article on the effects of processed foods in a diet on mood espcially this time of year when many people get so stressed and aggressive around the holidays: https://www.sciencealert.com/are-our-diets-contributing-to-the-rise-in-angry-rhetoric-we-need-more-micronutrients

I agree and it makes perfect sense to me. Our brain, like our bodies need adequate nutrition to function properly and the only way to insure we get it is via whole unprocessed foods in sufficient amounts.

The one thing that occurs to me is it can go both ways. That is proper nutrition is required for healthy emotional balance, but if the balance is lost, cravings for foods that actually can make things worse become very strong so that a person who is dealing with emotional trauma is far more likely to eat refined sugars and carbs due to cravings, to the point of not eating foods needed for healing.

Of course the initial lost balance is usually due to some kind of trauma.