An international group of scientists from the UK, Spain and Australia reported that consumption of fast food may be a factor of depression. The likelihood of developing this mental illness is associated with inflammatory processes, which develop because of the habit of eating fast food, reports The Guardian.
More details of the research of scientists published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. Experts have analyzed data obtained during five research projects studying the features of the lifestyle and health of almost 33 thousand people from the UK, France, Spain, Australia and the USA.
The results of the analysis indicate: food cuisine fast food, containing large amounts of fat, sugar and industrial processed ingredients that can cause – as a separate wjct and in the organism as a whole. The impact of such power on the body is comparable to the negative effects on health of Smoking, obesity and immobility, the experts concluded.
According to lead author of the project, Dr. Kelly Lassalle, regular meals the fast food provotsiruet the development of chronic inflammatory processes, during which the “Pro-inflammatory molecules into the brain and specific influence on mental health.” In particular, inflammation suppresses the activity of neurotransmitters – the molecules responsible for controlling mood.
In this regard, the person becomes overwhelmed with melancholy and depression, and outbursts of anger and aggression, said the expert.
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