Eating junk food can increase the risk of bipolar disorder and depression

Junk food is not only harmful to the metabolism, but also increases the risk of psychological problems such as bipolar disorder and depression, regardless of personal characteristics such as age, bad, education and marital status: study.

High sugar consumption has been found to be related to bipolar disorder: study

Feeling depressed? It's time to remove unhealthy junk food from your diet because it increases the risk of psychological disorders, including bipolar disorder and depression, the researchers said.

Junk food is not only harmful to the metabolism, but also increases the risk of psychological problems such as bipolar disorder and depression, regardless of personal characteristics such as age, bad, education and marital status, according to the study published in the International Journal of Food. Science and nutrition.

High sugar consumption was found to be related to bipolar disorder, while fried foods or processed cereals were badociated with depression.

"The time may have come for us to take a closer look at the role of diet in mental health, as healthy food choices may contribute to mental health," he said. Lead author Jim E Banta, badociate professor at the University of Loma Linda, California. .

"You need more research before you can finally answer, but the evidence seems to be going in that direction," Banta added.

The results provide "further evidence that public policy and clinical practice should be more explicitly aimed at improving the quality of the diet of people with mental health problems."

He also stressed that "dietary interventions for people with mental illness should target especially young adults, under-12s and obese people".

For the study, the team of researchers examined data from more than 2.40 000 telephone surveys conducted between 2005 and 2015.

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