Processed and fatty foods linked to depression

Not that it is much of a surprise, but still interesting to see how bad processed food is. The difficulty is that for many reasons (time, easy access, cost) this is what many people eat. Eating fresh fruits and vegetables takes a bit more work but in the long run is so much better for the health.

AFP:

They compared participants -- all civil servants -- who ate a diet largely based on "whole" foods with a second group who mainly ate fried food, processed meat, high-fat dairy products and sweetened desserts.

Taking into account other indicators of a healthy lifestyle such as not smoking and taking physical exercise, those who ate the whole foods had a 26 percent lower risk of depression than those who ate mainly processed foods.

People with a diet heavy in processed food had a 58 percent higher risk of depression.