Attenzione ai fast-food, rischiate la depressione

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Hamburger, hot-dog, merendine aumentano del cinquanta per cento la probabilità di sviluppare il disturbo

E’ confermato: i fast food aumentano il rischio di andare incontro a depressione. Chi mangia prodotti da forno, come merendine, croissant, muffin o ciambelle, e fast food, come panini, hamburger, hot dog o pizze confezionate, ha il 51 per cento in più di probabilità di sviluppare la malattia rispetto a chi non lo fa o lo fa in misura limitata. Lo dice uno studio, condotto dall’Università di Las Palmas della Gran Canaria, in collaborazione con l’Università di Granada, e pubblicato dalla rivista Public Health Nutrition, che riproduce i risultati di una ricerca precedente pubblicata su PloS (quest’ultima, però, aveva segnalato un rischio minore, attorno al 40 per cento). Non solo, ma i nuovi dati sottolineano anche il fatto che esiste una relazione dose-risposta: quanto più si consumano fast food, tanto più si rischia.

SINGLE E LAVORATORI – «Ma anche piccole quantità di cibo – ha precisato Almudena Sanchez-Villegas, autore principale dello studio – aumentano le chance di ammalarsi». I ricercatori hanno preso in considerazione un campione di quasi 9 mila persone non depresse (appartenenti a un gruppo più ampio di 12 mila soggetti dell’area mediterranea coinvolti in un progetto, chiamato Sun Project, dell’Università di Navarra sui rapporti fra cibo e salute mentale) e, oltre ad avere calcolato il rischio di depressione in base all’alimentazione, hanno anche tracciato l’identikit di chi privilegia i fast food. Si tratta frequentemente di single, che praticano poca attività fisica e seguono un’alimentazione scorretta, mangiano, cioè, poca frutta, pesce, verdura e olio di oliva, spesso fumano e lavorano più di 45 ore alla settimana. «Per confermare queste osservazioni – ha commentato Sanchez-Villegas sono necessari altri studi – ma è comunque bene limitare l’assunzione di questi alimenti perché possono incidere non solo sulla salute fisica, aumentando il rischio di malattie cardiovascolari, ma anche sulla sanità mentale».

NIENTE TRANS – Ma quali sono le componenti dei fast food che possono interferire negativamente con il benessere di cuore e cervello? I ricercatori li hanno individuati negli acidi grassi trans (insaturi), contenuti abbondantemente nei cibi incriminati, mentre hanno confermato il ruolo protettivo degli acidi grassi polinsaturi, di quelli monoinsaturi e dell’olio di oliva. E, infatti, la depressione, almeno fino a pochi anni fa (in epoca pre-fast food), era meno diffusa fra le popolazioni mediterranee rispetto a quelle nordiche

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Fast food eaters more likely to become depressed

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People who regularly consume fast food and commercial baked goods are more likely to develop depression, a new Spanish study suggests.

According to an article published in the journal Public Health Nutrition, fast food eaters were on average at a 51 percent higher risk of depression compared to people who consumed no or little fast food.

Researchers at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the University of Granada followed more than 8,960 people who had never been diagnosed with depression or taken antidepressants.

«The more fast food you consume, the greater risk of depression,» warned senior researcher Almudena Sanchez-Villega based on the findings.

The study also linked risk of depression and the consumption of junk foods or commercial baked goods such as croissants, doughnuts and fairy cakes.

Researchers highlighted that people who eat fast food regularly are more likely to have other unhealthy habits, which are tied to higher depression risk.

Although the study only showed an association and not a cause and effect tie between fast food and depression, findings led scientists to raise an alarm for fast food eaters.

«Although more studies are necessary, the intake of this type of food should be controlled because of its implications on both health [obesity, cardiovascular diseases] and mental well-being,» Sanchez-Villegas suggested. «Even eating small quantities is linked to a significantly higher chance of developing depression.»

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Mente e corpo: mangiare al fast food causa depressione

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Sarà perchè tornano di moda le usanze antiche, e insieme al baratto e alla sculacciata si riscoprono i sapori della vecchia cara cucina casalinga, o sarà perchè la fretta è sempre una cattiva compagna … ma i dati registrano un aumento della depressione in chi mangia abitualmente al fast food.
Oltre ai tanto citati danni per le arterie, per il cuore e per la cattiva digestione, quindi, i Mc Donalds e compagnia possono agire sull’umore e renderci tristi. Almeno così dice l’università di Granada, in Spagna, che ha studiato ben 9000 soggetti, frequentatori abituali di fast food ma non solo. Infatti, sarebbero sotto accusa anche le merendine «al volo» o comunque i cibi impacchettati da mangiare durante una veloce pausa pranzo. Oltre a contenere conservanti e grassi pericolosi, ci impediscono di goderci il pasto e di socializzare, invitandoci ad «andare di fretta».
Ecco perchè molte persone si deprimono, se assumono l’abitudine di «mangiare veloce». I soggetti più a rischio di depressione da fast food sono i single, sopra i 40 anni e fumatori. Si tratta infatti spesso di persone insoddisfatte che cercano rapide e intense soddisfazioni nel cibo, considerato non come una necessità ma come un gesto abituale, quasi anonimo. Un tassello triste in più da aggiungere a una vita solitaria e malinconica. Un consiglio? Andate piuttosto in trattoria! Cibo sano, aria «di casa» e gente affabile e simpatica intorno.
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Fast food makes you depressed, according to Spanish study

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Researchers in Spain claim that depression is 51 percent more likely to occur in people who consume large amounts of fast food — like hamburgers, hot dogs and pizza — compared to those who don’t, according to ABC News . And don’t forget about other junk food items, like doughnuts and croissants. They are also linked to mood problems.

Researchers at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the University of Granada followed more than 8,960 people who had never been diagnosed with depression or taken antidepressants, reported PressTV . They also said that people who eat fast food regularly are more likely to have other unhealthy habits, which are tied to higher depression risk.

«Although more studies are necessary, the intake of this type of food should be controlled because of its implications on both health (obesity, cardiovascular diseases) and mental well-being,» study researcher Almudena Sánchez-Villegas said in a statement to the Huffington Post .

Experts also suggest that it may not be the food causing the depression, but that the depression may be causing people to eat the food.

«Higher intake of fast food may very well increase risks of depression by causing poor health in general,» said Dr. David Katz, director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center to ABC News. «But depression may also increase fast food intake.»

«We use the term ‘comfort food’ for a reason,» he added. «It can help alleviate stress, anxiety, and depression. So it may be that people with depression are turning to [fast food] for relief.»

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Eating fast food ‘linked to depression’

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Here’s yet another reason why you should shun junk meals — eating fast food can raise a person’s risk of suffering from depression, according to a new study published in the ‘Public Health Nutrition’ journal.

Researchers at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the University of Granada, have found that eating baked goods like cakes, croissants and doughnuts and fast food like burgers and pizza is linked to depression.

The findings revealed that consumers of fast food, compared to those who eat little or none, are 51 per cent more likely to develop depression. «The more fast food you consume, the greater the risk of depression,» said Almudena Sanchez- Villegas, who led the study.

The study demonstrates that those participants who eat the most fast food and commercial baked goods are more likely to be single, less active and have poor dietary habits, which include eating less fruit, nuts, fish, vegetables and olive oil. Smoking and working more than 45 hours per week are other prevalent characteristics of this group.

With regard to the consumption of commercial baked goods, the results are equally conclusive. «Even eating small quantities is linked to a significantly higher chance of developing depression,» the ‘ScienceDaily’ quoted Sanchez- Villegas as saying.

For their study, the researchers assessed 8,964 people for an average of six months, and 493 were diagnosed with depression or started to take antidepressants.

Sánchez-Villegas concluded that «although more studies are necessary, the intake of this type of food should be controlled because of its implications on both health (obesity, cardiovascular diseases) and mental well-being.»

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Attenzione ai fast-food, rischiate la depressione

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Hamburger, hot-dog, merendine aumentano del cinquanta per cento la probabilità di sviluppare il disturbo
E’ confermato: i fast food aumentano il rischio di andare incontro a depressione. Chi mangia prodotti da forno, come merendine, croissant, muffin o ciambelle, e fast food, come panini, hamburger, hot dog o pizze confezionate, ha il 51 per cento in più di probabilità di sviluppare la malattia rispetto a chi non lo fa o lo fa in misura limitata. Lo dice uno studio, condotto dall’Università di Las Palmas della Gran Canaria, in collaborazione con l’Università di Granada, e pubblicato dalla rivista Public Health Nutrition, che riproduce i risultati di una ricerca precedente pubblicata su PloS (quest’ultima, però, aveva segnalato un rischio minore, attorno al 40 per cento). Non solo, ma i nuovi dati sottolineano anche il fatto che esiste una relazione dose-risposta: quanto più si consumano fast food, tanto più si rischia.
SINGLE E LAVORATORI – «Ma anche piccole quantità di cibo – ha precisato Almudena Sanchez-Villegas, autore principale dello studio – aumentano le chance di ammalarsi». I ricercatori hanno preso in considerazione un campione di quasi 9 mila persone non depresse (appartenenti a un gruppo più ampio di 12 mila soggetti dell’area mediterranea coinvolti in un progetto, chiamato Sun Project, dell’Università di Navarra sui rapporti fra cibo e salute mentale) e, oltre ad avere calcolato il rischio di depressione in base all’alimentazione, hanno anche tracciato l’identikit di chi privilegia i fast food. Si tratta frequentemente di single, che praticano poca attività fisica e seguono un’alimentazione scorretta, mangiano, cioè, poca frutta, pesce, verdura e olio di oliva, spesso fumano e lavorano più di 45 ore alla settimana. «Per confermare queste osservazioni – ha commentato Sanchez-Villegas sono necessari altri studi – ma è comunque bene limitare l’assunzione di questi alimenti perché possono incidere non solo sulla salute fisica, aumentando il rischio di malattie cardiovascolari, ma anche sulla sanità mentale».
NIENTE TRANS – Ma quali sono le componenti dei fast food che possono interferire negativamente con il benessere di cuore e cervello? I ricercatori li hanno individuati negli acidi grassi trans (insaturi), contenuti abbondantemente nei cibi incriminati, mentre hanno confermato il ruolo protettivo degli acidi grassi polinsaturi, di quelli monoinsaturi e dell’olio di oliva. E, infatti, la depressione, almeno fino a pochi anni fa (in epoca pre-fast food), era meno diffusa fra le popolazioni mediterranee rispetto a quelle nordiche.
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Fast Food Linked to Depression

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There is a direct relationship between eating fast food or commercial baked goods (doughnuts, cakes, croissants) and the risk of developing depression, according to a recent study by scientists from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the University of Granada.

The findings reveal that consumers of fast food are 51 percent more likely to develop depression than minimal or non-consumers.

Furthermore, the connection between the two is so strong that «the more fast food you consume, the greater the risk of depression,» said Almudena Sánchez-Villegas, Ph.D., lead author of the study.

The results also showed that those participants who ate the most fast food and commercial baked goods were more likely to be single, less active and have poor dietary habits (eating less fruit, nuts, fish, vegetables and olive oil). It was also common for individuals in this group to smoke and work over 45 hours per week.

The results were equally consistent in regard to the consumption of commercial baked goods. «Even eating small quantities is linked to a significantly higher chance of developing depression,» said Sánchez-Villegas.

The study sample consisted of 8,964 participants who were part of the SUN Project (University of Navarra Diet and Lifestyle Tracking Program). The subjects had never been diagnosed with depression or taken antidepressants. They were assessed for an average of six months, and during this time, 493 were diagnosed with depression or had started to take antidepressants.

This new data supports the results of the SUN project in 2011, which recorded 657 new cases of depression out of the 12,059 people analyzed for over six months. This study showed a 42 percent increase in the risk of depression associated with fast food, which is a lower percentage than found in the current study.

Sánchez-Villegas said that «although more studies are necessary, the intake of this type of food should be controlled because of its implications on both health and mental well-being.»

Previous studies suggest that certain nutrients play a preventative role in depression. These include B vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids and olive oil. And an overall healthy diet has been linked to a lower risk of developing depression.

This study has been published in the Public Health Nutrition journal.

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Muffin e pizze surgelate? Favoriscono la depressione

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Non ci credo, ci risiamo. Avevo appena superato il fatto di essere depressa perché esco di casa in jeans (grazie, ricercatori inglesi) e cosa succede? Apro il Corriere e scopro una bella lista di cibi che favoriscono la depressione. Altro giro, altra corsa. Altra ricerca, altra depressione.

Stavolta ci si mettono gli spagnoli – precisamente alcuni ricercatori delle università di Granada e di Gran Canaria – a farmi capire che, in fondo, devo proprio avere qualche problema. Eh sì, perché scorrendo la lista nera, capisco che ci sono dentro fino al collo.
Faccio un rapido controllo: merendine (sì), croissant (sì), muffin (sì), ciambelle (sì), panini (sì), hamburger (sì), hot dog (sì), pizze confezionate (sì). Oddio, ho la stessa dieta di Homer Simpson, forse me lo merito di essere depressa. O forse sono depressa proprio perché assomiglio a Homer Simpson, chi lo sa. Tra l’altro, i suoi pantaloni saranno di jeans?

Comunque, tornando alla ricerca, la cosa preoccupante è che non serve consumare una quantità smodata di questi cibi maledetti per piombare nel baratro, ne bastano delle piccole dosi. Accidenti!
Il mio pensiero corre al freezer, dove un paio di pizze surgelate, incarnazione del male assoluto, attendono pazientemente il loro giorno del giudizio. Che fare? Affrontare il rischio o chiamare Il Nilo 2 per farmi portare una quattro stagioni senza controindicazioni? Forse, se tolgo i jeans e metto minigonna e tacchi a spillo, posso arrischiarmi a mettere in forno l’innominabile. Magari funziona come per forbice, carta e sasso: la minigonna (carta) vince sulla pizza surgelata (sasso) e io non sono depressa. Mentre i jeans (sasso pure loro, perché con forbice poi mi entrano in conflitto con la minigonna) pareggiano con la pizza surgelata e io sono doppiamente depressa. Certo, cucinare vestita come la Parodi non è praticissimo, ma se ce la fa lei, posso farcela anche io.

Il problema grosso arriva con i muffin, perché io – modestamente – sono la regina dei muffin. Non per vantarmi, ma faccio dei muffin al cioccolato s-e-n-s-a-z-i-o-n-a-l-i. E come posso continuare a portarli ai miei colleghi, sapendo che, praticamente, sto avvelenando le loro anime? Certo, una soluzione ci sarebbe. Ma chi glielo dice che devono mettersi minigonna e tacco dodici?

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Eating fast food linked to depression

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Here’s yet another reason why you should shun junk meals – eating fast food can raise a person’s risk of suffering from depression, according to a new study published in the ‘Public Health Nutrition’ journal.

Researchers at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the University of Granada, have found that eating baked goods like cakes, croissants and doughnuts and fast food like burgers and pizza is linked to depression. The findings revealed that consumers of fast food, compared to those who eat little or none, are 51% more likely to develop depression.

«The more fast food you consume, the greater the risk of depression,» said Almudena Sanchez-Villegas , who led the study. The study demonstrates that those participants who eat the most fast food are more likely to be single, less active and have poor dietary habits. Smoking and working more than 45 hours per week are other prevalent characteristics of this group. For their study, researchers assessed 8,964 people for six months, and 493 were diagnosed with depression or started to take antidepressants.

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Eating Fast Food Is Bad For Mental Health As Well

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Fast Foods have always been linked to bad eating habits with issues like obesity and bad waistline linked to it. Many health experts adjudicate to avoid junk foods in order to leada healthy lifestyle. But it seems that their effects just do not end there. If researchers at the University of Las Palmasde Gran Canaria and the University of Granada are to be believed then there is another reason why people should keep away from junk meals.

According to their study which was published in the Public Health Nutrition journal, eating fast food can raise a person’s risk of suffering from depression. The researchers have found a link between eating excessive baked items like cakes, croissants and doughnuts and fast food like burgers and pizza to higher cases of melancholy. People who have a habit of consuming there types of fast foods are 51% more likely to develop depression.

Almudena Sanchez-Villegas, who is the lead author of study, categorically mentioned that more a person eats there types of food, more they are prone of depression. Some of the prevalent characteristics of people who indulge a lot in these food items are smoking, working more than 45 hours a week, being less active and poor dietary habits.

During the study the researchers observed 8,964 people over a period of six months out of which 493 were diagnosed with depression or had a prescription of antidepressants. This shows that the effect of fast foods is just not only concentrated to your waistline but also to your mental health. Although the study just puts an associative angle between the two and not a cause and effect angle, the findings surely are alarming for all the fast food eaters.

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Depression And Fast Food Link Confirmed

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Eating fast foods such as hamburgers, hotdogs and pizza and baked commercial goods like fairy cakes, croissants and doughnuts is linked directly to depression, it has been confirmed.

The study, headed by scientists from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the University of Granada, found that fast food consumers, compared to those who eat little or none, are 51% more likely to develop depression.

Published in the Public Health Nutrition journal, the results also found the more fast food consumed, the greater the risk of depression.

The study demonstrates that those participants who eat the most fast food and commercial baked goods are more likely to be single, less active and have poor dietary habits, which include eating less fruit, nuts, fish, vegetables and olive oil. Smoking and working more than 45 hours per week are other prevalent characteristics of this group.

Of commercial baked goods, Almudena Sánchez-Villegas, lead author of the study, said: «Even eating small quantities is linked to a significantly higher chance of developing depression,»

The study sample belonged to the SUN Project (University of Navarra Diet and Lifestyle Tracking Program ). It consisted of 8,964 participants that had never been diagnosed with depression or taken antidepressants. They were assessed for an average of six months, and 493 were diagnosed with depression or started to take antidepressants.

This new data supports the results of the SUN project in 2011, which were published in the PLoS One journal .

The project recorded 657 new cases of depression out of the 12,059 people analysed over more than six months. A 42% increase in the risk associated with fast food was found, which is lower than that found in the current study.

Sánchez-Villegas concludes that «although more studies are necessary, the intake of this type of food should be controlled because of its implications on both health (obesity, cardiovascular diseases) and mental well-being.»

Depression affects 121 million people worldwide. This figure makes it one of the main global causes of disability-adjusted life year. Further still, in countries with low and medium income it is the leading cause.

However, little is known about the role that diet plays in developing depressive disorders. Previous studies suggest that certain nutrients have a preventative role. These include group B vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids and olive oil. Furthermore, a healthy diet such as that enjoyed in the Mediterranean has been linked to a lower risk of developing depression.

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Does Eating Fast Food Lead To Depression?

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Those who are regular consumers of fast food products are over 50% more likely to become clinically depressed than those who abstain from burgers, fries, pizza and other related foods, researchers from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) and the University of Granada have discovered.

Furthermore, according to lead author Almudena Sánchez-Villegas, the study, which has been published in the journal Public Health Nutrition , also demonstrated a dose-response relationship, which essentially means that the more fast food or commercial baked foods (doughnuts, croissants, etc.) a person eats, the higher the risk that they will become depressed as a result.

The research also discovered that subjects who ate the highest quantities of these types of foods have poor overall dietary habits (i.e. eating fewer servings of fruits and vegetables, fish, and nuts) and poor exercise habits, the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) said in a press release on Friday.

They are also more likely to be single, the researchers discovered, according to FECYT.

As part of their study, Sánchez-Villegas and colleagues followed a sample of nearly 9,000 individuals affiliated with the SUN Project (University of Navarra Diet and Lifestyle Tracking Program).

None of them had ever been diagnosed or treated for depression before the start of the study, and after an average of six month’s worth of assessment, nearly 500 of them had either received such a diagnosis or had started taking antidepressants.

«This new data supports the results of the SUN project in 2011, which were published in the PLoS One journal,» the FECYT media advisory said. «The project recorded 657 new cases of depression out of the 12,059 people analyzed over more than six months. A 42% increase in the risk associated with fast food was found, which is lower than that found in the current study.»

While Sánchez-Villegas admits that «more studies are necessary,» the researcher adds that «the intake of this type of food should be controlled because of its implications on both health (obesity, cardiovascular diseases) and mental well-being.»

However, in an interview with Dr. Alethea Turner of ABC News , Yale University ‘s Prevention Research Center Director Dr. David Katz suggested that the study may have the cause-effect relationship reversed.

«Higher intake of fast food may very well increase risks of depression by causing poor health in general. But depression may also increase fast food intake,» he said. «We use the term ‘comfort food’ for a reason. It can help alleviate stress, anxiety, and depression. So it may be that people with depression are turning to [fast food] for relief.»

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