According to research published in JAMA Network Open, eating heavily processed foods, with particular reference to artificial sweeteners and artificially sweetened drinks, could escalate the risk of developing depression. Veuer’s Chloe Hurst has the story!
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00:00According to research published in JAMA Network Open,
00:03eating heavily processed foods, with particular reference to artificial sweeteners
00:08and artificially sweetened drinks, could escalate the risk of developing depression.
00:13These same processed foods already have a history of being linked to cancers, diabetes and obesity,
00:20and depression is now just another to add to the long list of reasons to avoid them.
00:25Andrew Chan, a professor at Harvard Medical School,
00:27recommended to Forbes that people may wish to limit their intake of ultra-processed foods wherever possible.
00:34The limitations of the study restrict the authors to only being able to confirm a link between depression and ultra-processed foods,
00:41not why it exists.
00:43Further limitations are noted within the lack of diversity in participants, too.
00:48The study involved approximately 32,000 middle-aged women,
00:51and Chan reiterates that more studies were definitely needed in more diverse populations.
00:58What defines ultra-processed foods?
01:00Despite most food being processed to some degree,
01:03ultra-processed foods typically contain ingredients such as protein isolates,
01:08hydrogenated oils, high-fructose corn syrup, and chemical additives.
01:13Also, what I hope to research helps you with others.
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