Disadvantages Of Eating French Fries: French fries have been the favorite food of many generations. Even with the changing times, there has been no decrease in people's craze for it. This too when this food is not considered healthy at all. Not only this, but it can also hurt mental health.
Research conducted in China found that frequent consumption of fried foods, especially fried potatoes, is associated with a higher risk of depression and even a higher risk of anxiety.
People who frequently consume fried foods such as french fries are 12 percent more likely to develop anxiety-related problems than those who do not consume such foods.
Cases of depression are more in these people
As far as depression is concerned, researchers found that compared to people who do not eat fried things, the risk of depression is 7 percent higher in those who are fond of fried things.
The research findings were published in the journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America). The link was more pronounced between younger males and younger consumers of fried food products.
According to the research, the results 'reflect the importance of reducing the consumption of fried food for mental health.' But an important caveat remains in the findings.
Hasn't this been proven yet?
According to media reports, experts say that since the research results are preliminary, it is not yet clear whether fried foods increase mental health issues or whether people with mental health issues turn to fried foods. Let's turn. That is, a Catch-22 situation can be understood this way: Are you drawn to fried foods because you are anxious or depressed, or do fried foods fuel anxiety or depression in the first place?
This is because people with symptoms of anxiety and depression often turn to comfort foods. The study evaluated 140,728 people over 11.3 years.
A total of 8,294 cases of anxiety and 12,735 cases of depression were found in the research among people who consumed fried food. This data did not include people with symptoms of depression during the first two years of the research.
