LTRA PROCESSED FOODS LINKED TO DEPRESSION, STUDY FINDS

Women who consumed nine servings of ultra processed food each day were more likely to develop depression than those who consumed no more than four servings.  Consuming large amounts of ultra processed foods may be linked to depression, research published found.  Ultra processed foods are high in salt, sugar, hydrogenated fats and additives. They include quintessential junk food items such as chips and soda, but also a lot of ready-to-eat meals, yogurts and packaged bread.  The study, published in the journal JAMA Open Network, looked at the eating habits and mental health status of more than 31,000 women between the ages of 42 and 62. The participants came from the Nurses’ Health Study II, a long-running observational study group, and were almost entirely white.  The researchers found that women who ate the most ultra processed food — nine servings per day — were 50% more likely to develop depression than those who ate the least, no more than four servings a day. Consuming a high amount of foods and drinks that contained artificial sweeteners had a particularly negative effect, the study found.

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