Ultra-processed foods may increase risk of depression | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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Eating high amounts of ultra-processed foods may increase the risk of developing depression, according to a new study co-authored by researchers at Harvard Chan School.

Processed food companies are fucking criminals

The study found that participants who were in the top fifth of consumers of UPFs—eating nine or more servings per day—had a 50% higher risk of developing depression than those in the bottom fifth of consumers, eating four or fewer servings per day.

The researchers also identified a link between artificial sweeteners and depression: Participants in the top fifth of consumers had a 26% higher risk of developing depression than those in the bottom fifth.

https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/ultra-processed-foods-may-increase-risk-of-depression/

  • KitB@feddit.ukEnglish
    23·
    10 days ago

    Does this study account for the obvious: poor people eat more UPFs and are more depressed?

    • Luswa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      43·
      10 days ago

      Does this study account for the obvious: poor people eat more UPFs and are more depressed?

      Yes

      The authors of the study accounted for income disparities:

      with adjustment for known and suspected risk factors for depression, including age, total caloric intake, body mass index (BMI; calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared), physical activity, smoking status, menopausal hormone therapy, total energy intake, alcohol, comorbidities (eg, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia), median family income, social network levels, marital status, sleep duration, and pain.

      https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2809727