Study: Sausages and cold cuts can be hallucinating

A recent American study warns that sausages and other processed meats, such as salami and bacon, can cause severe hallucinations and madness.

According to an article published Wednesday in The Telegraph newspaper, scientists suspect that nitrates – a chemical preservative added to meat – cause troubles. A hospital with hallucinations or madness – probably three times more likely – they ate more nitrate-treated meat than people without a history of serious mental disorders.

The study supported another trial of mice fed a diet containing added nitrate and had a manic hyperactivity after only a few weeks.

The study linked a number of genetic and other risk factors to manic episodes that characterize bipolar disorder (bipolar disorder) and may occur in other psychiatric conditions.

However, these factors can not explain the cause of these mental illnesses, and researchers are increasingly looking for environmental factors, such as diet, that may play a role. While the findings were not intended to determine the cause and effect, the new study adds to the evidence that some diets and possibly quantities and types of bacteria in the intestine may contribute to the 39, incidence of mania and other disorders affecting the brain. In the study, researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, concluded that it was premature to take medical messages from the results, and the consumption of by-products would not trigger a hallucinogenic episode in the majority of the population.

but the results add to the evidence multiple factors contributing to bipolar disorder and bipolar disorder. "It's clearly a complex psychological state, and genetic weaknesses and environmental factors are likely to be involved in the emergence and severity of bipolar disorder and badociated manic episodes," Siva said. Khambadkon, a researcher.

Professor Robert Jolken said: "Future work on this badociation may lead to dietary interventions, to help reduce the risk of obsessions in people with bipolar disorder or who are sensitive to # 39; obsession ".