Honestly the random question of “what would happen if you just forced depressed people to pretend they’re not depressed” when my understanding is that is about the same as wondering what would happen if you had chronically ill folk try yoga. That is to say, a generic wellness strategy that shows condescending attitudes towards the severity of someone else’s disease. Someone with depression very likely attempted to exercise, eat right, etc and found that it is either impossible to perform when suffering from untreated/treatment-resistant depression or that their depression involves the inability to respond appropriately to exercise and a good diet.
