2023-04-26 12:02:36
These are foods often considered comforting, which are good for morale when it is at half mast, and yet… According to a study published in the American scientific journal PNASfried foods might potentially have negative impacts on mental health, relays RTL.
To reach such a conclusion, the scientists followed 140,728 people for 11.3 years. They noticed that subjects with a regular consumption of fried foods and in particular french fries have a 12% higher risk of anxiety and a 7% higher risk of depression.
Quickly nuanced results
And it is young men in particular who would be particularly affected. In their study, the scientists highlight “the importance of reducing the consumption of fried foods for mental health”.
But these conclusions should be qualified according to other specialists. Asked by CNN, a doctor assured that the study “might as well go the other way: people suffering from anxiety or depression are turning more and more often to comfort foods to find a semblance of relief”. He adds that health, both physical and mental, is globally influenced by several elements, including the quality of the diet.
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