The study’s findings were published in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America) (
).
The findings “open an avenue for the significance of reducing fried food consumption for mental health,” according to the study. However, there is one critical caveat in the findings.
According to experts quoted in the media, because the research results are preliminary, it is unclear if fried meals cause mental health concerns or whether people with mental health issues seek out fried foods.
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That is, the Catch-22 issue can be viewed as follows: Are you drawn to fried foods because you are worried or sad, or do the foods themselves create anxiety or depression?
This is because people who suffer from anxiety and sadness frequently turn to comfort foods. Over the course of 11.3 years, 140,728 people were examined. After removing people who had been diagnosed with depression within the previous two years, researchers discovered 8,294 incidences of anxiety and 12,735 cases of depression in those who ate fried food.
Bitter Truth About the Fry Temptation
The study also discovered that participants who had more than one serving of fried food on a regular basis were more likely to be young people, particularly young guys.
Previously, a study named ‘Food and mood: how can food and nutrition affect mental well-being’ discovered that inadequate nutrition can worsen a mental health condition by depressing mood. The latest study adds to a growing body of evidence linking bad eating to mental health problems.
Reference :
- High fried food consumption impacts anxiety and depression due to lipid metabolism disturbance and neuroinflammation – (https:www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2221097120)
Source: Medindia
