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From anxiety to cancer, the evidence against ultra-processed food piles up (www.npr.org)

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A study published in the British Medical Journal finds people who consume high amounts of these foods have an increased risk of anxiety, depression, obesity, metabolic syndrome, certain cancers including colorectal cancer and premature death.

The data come from more than 9 million people who participated in dozens of studies, which researchers analyzed as part of umbrella review.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Not a doctor or scientist, but my guess is that the lack of nutrients messes with your gut biome which is directly related to anxiety and depression. The gut biome is going to be something that future us will think we're crazy for not looking into more. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7510518/

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

For those who need it simplified. It's long been theorized that our gut is essentially a "second brain". It's that important.