Fat and Happy? Well lets look a little closer

Last BioSignature course I had a phrase ring in my ear from Poliquin "If your obese your depressed!"
People who are obese have low levels of neuropeptide y the molecule linked to motivation
When neuropepetide-y increases leanness increases.
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is the most abundant neuropeptide in the brain and is known to be an extremely potent stimulator of feeding behavior.
Fish oil increases serotonin and neuropeptide y. Typically 3 weeks of high dose fish oil gets obese clients out of depression and their nueropeptide y increases which increases motivation.
So its a good idea to give a obese person high dose fish for 3 weeks before getting them to embark on a lifestyle to change their behaviour for fat loss.
The biggest users of anti-depressant in the world are found in Ireland and England and they also have the lowest consumption of Omega 3's in the word. I love it when Poliquin says "People who are depressed don't have a Prozac deficiency"
Interpretation (well the voice in my head) - listen you dumb GP's look at what caused them to be depressed first and give them a natural solution don't just dish out pharmaceuticals willy nilly because you get a kick back or are too lazy to read.
The typically lean, mean and healthy caveman consumed 300-400g of Omega 3's per week!
Today the typical modern man is lucky to get 3-4g per week.