William Atkins
Monday, 02 November 2009 18:05
Science -
Health
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The people were studied at two different times, five years apart using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies—Depression (
CES-D) scale.
The researchers took out any external factors, such as physical activity, health, age, education, gender, smoking, etc., that they thought would bias their study.
The researchers stated that the “whole food” group had the significant lower risk of getting depression when compared to the “processed food” group.
In fact, they stated that the “whole food” group had a 26% lower risk of future depression than those people in the “processed food” group.
And, the people in the “processed food” group had a 58% higher risk of future depression than the “whole food” group.
They concluded,
“In middle-aged participants, a processed food dietary pattern is a risk factor for CES–D depression 5 years later, whereas a whole food pattern is protective.” [Paper]
Dr.
Archana Singh-Manoux, one of the authors of the study, stated,
"There was a paper showing a Mediterranean diet was associated with a lower risk of depression but the problem with that is if you live in Britain the likelihood of you eating a Mediterranean diet is not very high.” [BBC News: “
Depression link to processed food”]
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