Scientists have revealed what foods cause anxiety and depression

12.06.2024 11:02

Scientists from the University of Reading, the University of Roehampton, King's College London and FrieslandCampina have reported that food can cause anxiety and depression.

This refers to certain foods that are recommended to be consumed in very limited quantities.

Writing in the University of Reading magazine, the experts noted: "Poor quality food with high amounts of sugar and saturated fat is harmful to the human psyche."

As the researchers pointed out, such food causes an imbalance in the brain.

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Thus, according to scientists, food that is too sweet and fatty reduces the volume of gray matter in the brain.

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Food rich in seafood and vegetables, on the contrary, has a beneficial effect on this organ.

In addition, biologists have found that unhealthy food increases the level of glutamate and decreases GABA, which causes addiction to far from healthy foods.

Previously, we talked about what foods you need to eat for kidney health.

Margarita Sadkovskaya Author: Margarita Sadkovskaya Editor of Internet resources