Denmark rated happiest- linked to expectations

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Mary Wargo
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Post by Mary Wargo » Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:14 am

I just read an article about what country has the happiest people. Denmark was rated #!. The researcher who did this survey found that the Danish people had lower expectations and didn't expect a lot. He felt this is why they seemed to be happier than other countries. United States was rated #16. Maybe there really is something to the 'expect less and get more' theory!
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fischee
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Post by fischee » Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:32 am

I've read that people from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark seem to suffer depression less due to the amount of fish (and high levels of DHA and Omega 3) in their diet.
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Bob-o Bingo
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Post by Bob-o Bingo » Sat Dec 25, 2010 5:03 am

Originally posted by fischee:
I've read that people from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark seem to suffer depression less due to the amount of fish (and high levels of DHA and Omega 3) in their diet.
I don't know, fischee...
There just seems to be something fishy about your thinking. I've never heard this kind of thing before, but there are other nations who have a higher than normal intake of fish.

Take Japan for example. I think I've heard that the Japanese are some of the most stressed-out and unhappy people on the planet. I'm not positive that they have a much higher level of fish in their diet than us ordinary folks. I'm not sure tho.

Anyway... your comment is interesting and it deserves more study.
Thank you! ><[[[[">
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