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Shorter days affect the mood of millions of Americans – a nutritional neuroscientist offers tips on how to avoid the winter blues

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About 10 million Americans are affected every year by a longer lasting depression called seasonal affective disorder.

Symptoms include anxiety, low self-esteem, longer sleep duration, constant craving for carbohydrates and low physical activity levels.

People with a history of mood disorders are at a higher risk of SAD .

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