Junk food diet 'can give you depression'.Byline: ANI London, November 2 (ANI): People who indulge in diets high in processed food face an increased risk of depression, says a new study. To reach the conclusion, researchers at University College London “UCL” redirects here. For other uses, see UCL (disambiguation). University College London, commonly known as UCL, is the oldest multi-faculty constituent college of the University of London, one of the two original founding colleges, and the first British examined the link between the diet and depression. Lead author Dr Archana Singh-Manoux discovered those who ate lots of vegetables, fruit and fish had a 26 per cent lower risk of future depression. On the other hand, a mainly processed food diet, such as sweetened sweet·en v. sweet·ened, sweet·en·ing, sweet·ens v.tr. 1. To make sweet or sweeter by adding sugar, honey, saccharin, or another sweet substance. 2. To make more pleasant or agreeable. desserts, fried food, processed meat, refined grains The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. and high-fat dairy products, left consumers with a 58 per cent higher risk of depression, reports the British Journal of Psychiatry. "There was a paper showing a Mediterranean diet Mediterranean diet Nutrition A diet that differs by country, characterized by ↑ consumption of olive oil, complex carbohydrates, vegetables, ↓ red meat. See Diet, Mediterranean diet pyramid. Cf Affluent diet. was associated with a lower risk of depression but the problem with that is if you live in Britain the likelihood of you eating a Mediterranean diet is not very high," The BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. quoted Dr Archana as saying. "So we wanted to look at bit differently at the link between diet and mental health," she added. Dr Andrew McCulloch, chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation further said: "This study adds to an existing body of solid research that shows the strong links between what we eat and our mental health. "Major studies like this are crucial because they hold the key to us better understanding mental illness." (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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