2023-04-26 07:12:58
New research revealed the negative impact of fried foods, especially potatoes, on human mental health, and the association of their frequent consumption with an increased risk of anxiety and depression, according to the network.CNNnews.
Fried foods are among the factors causing obesity, high blood pressure and other health effects, but a research team in Hangzhou, China, revealed that their frequent consumption is linked to several mental illnesses.
According to research published in the journal (PNAS), Monday, that frequent consumption of fried foods, especially french fries, was associated with a 12 percent increased risk of anxiety and a 7 percent increased risk of depression compared to people who did not eat those foods.
In the new study, the researchers suggest that acrylamide, a chemical formed during the frying process, particularly in french fries, is “responsible for the higher risk of anxiety and depression.”
pointed out Researchers To the recent rise in cases of depression and anxiety worldwide, 2020 saw increases of 27.6 percent and 25.6 percent, respectively.
and appreciateGlobal Health OrganizationMore than 5 percent of adults worldwide suffer from depression.
Fried foods and mental health
Experts who study nutrition said the research findings are preliminary, and it’s not necessarily clear whether fried foods cause mental health problems, or whether people with symptoms of depression or anxiety turned to fried foods, according to CNN.
Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at Harvard University, Dr. Walter Willett, stressed that the results “should be considered very preliminary, especially with regard to fried foods and acrylamide”.
“Potatoes are a concern because of the potential effects on mood because they can cause significant spikes in blood sugar and hence hormonal responses to these increases,” he said.
He pointed out that acrylamide is not only produced by frying, but it is found in coffee, due to roasting of grains, and in toasted bread.
He said there was also the possibility of a “reverse cause-and-effect relationship”, meaning that people might change their diet because they are “depressed or anxious”.
For his part, said a lifestyle medicine specialist who was not involved in the study, Dr. David Katz, that eating more quantities of fried foods increases the risk of anxiety and depression.
He noted that those with underlying symptoms of anxiety and depression can turn to comfort foods as a method of self-medication.
“If fast food is needed, overall diet quality and healthy food selection are very important for every aspect of both mental and physical health,” Katz said.
The results of the research open a way to know the importance of reducing the consumption of fried foods to maintain mental health, according to “CNN”.
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