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More evidence that ultra-processed foods linked with depression
(thenewdaily.com.au)
it is the place for high quality scientific content that doesn't necessarily reference a peer-reviewed paper from the last 6 months.
Their results are:
Makes sense. The foods are mass produced, calories dense, and cheap. This study ties in with other studies that discuss how obesity is linked to lower income households because of cheap and unhealthy calories. Add on top the stress of their finances, unstable life, and lack of joy in their life, most would turn to food for a small glimmer of it; it's comforting.
The article points that it is not the bahaviour that causes the problems. It is the additives in the food (sweatener, etc..)
Yes but it's all intertwined. The additives cause behaviors that create people wanting to eat more additives. It's an endless trap of processed foods and depression.