This was a large-scale study under the auspices of the SUN project out of the University of Navarra Diet and Lifestyle Tracking Program, with very nearly 9000 participants who had been diagnosed as depressive or who were taking antidepressants. The evidence is further support for earlier reports from this same tracking program. The earlier report found 657 new occurrences of depression among over 12,000 people studied.
This represented a 42% risk of association to. Somewhat less than the new study. The lead author of the new study recommends strongly that the consumption of this type of food should be more controlled.
Bad Mood Foods
The list of bad mood foods is depressingly long, at least for those who take comfort in the regular drive-in meal with burger, fries and a sugary drink. Think before you reach for the phone to order take-out pizza, or stop for a sidewalk hot dog. A good tip for healthier eating is to never do the marketing while you are hungry because the gap in your stomach leads you to load up the shopping cart with cakes, cookies and doughnuts, all of which the study points out are equally downers.
It is also the case that fast food consumption can be pushed up by bad feelings and the idea of comfort food has some foundation in science. Don’t forget that junk food consumption is also linked to the big disease of all time, poverty, because this is the predetermining factor in all lifestyle choices. It’s a complex picture, but the message is simple; eat more REAL food, mostly plants.
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