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Fried Foods Linked With Higher Risk Of Anxiety And Depression

  • Eating lots of fried foods is already linked with obesity and heart disease, but could the habit impact your mental health as well?
  • A new study suggests that may be the case. Frequent fried food consumption — “especially fried potato consumption” like french fries — was strongly associated with a 12% higher risk of anxiety and a 7% higher risk of depression, researchers reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday.
  • Men and younger people seemed to be particularly affected.
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