The old adage is that you are what you eat. BBC News reports that in a recent study the risk of depression has been linked to processed food consumption. The study suggested that:
"After accounting for factors such as gender, age, education, physical activity, smoking habits and chronic diseases, they found a significant difference in future depression risk with the different diets.
Those who ate the most whole foods had a 26% lower risk of future depression than those who at the least whole foods.
By contrast people with a diet high in processed food had a 58% higher risk of depression than those who ate very few processed foods." Follow the link to read the full article.
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