orbenn comments on Rationality Quotes February 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JoachimSchipper 01 February 2012 05:13:11PM 11 points [-]

Is this true? Naive Googling yields this, which suggests (non-authoritatively) that blood sugar and moods are indeed linked (in diabetics, but it's presumably true in the general population). However, despair is not noted and the effects generally seem milder than that (true despair is a rather powerful emotion!)

Comment author: orbenn 01 February 2012 06:56:44PM *  6 points [-]

Anecdotally: I'm not diabetic that I know of, but my mood is highly dependent on how well and how recently I've eaten. I get very irritable and can break down into tears easily if I'm more than four hours past due.