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Regular eating of fried food is associated with several health problems such as coronary artery disease, heart failure, heart attack and stroke.
But here's another reason to skip your next bowl of chips.
Researchers have found that eating fried food contributes to anxiety and depression.
The research team from Hangzhou, China, conducted a population-based study with 140,728 people to identify the correlation between fried food consumption and the risk of developing mental health problems.
The findings revealed that frequent consumption of fried food, especially fried potatoes, is associated with a 12% higher risk of anxiety and a 7% higher risk of depression.
Scientists believe that acrylamide, a chemical created during the frying process, is the culprit behind the link.
They found that long-term exposure to acrylamide can induce anxiety and depression-like behaviors through oxidative stress-mediated neuroinflammation.
Making chips (Photo: ShutterStock, Jack Jelly)
As part of the study, scientists evaluated the behavior of zebrafish exposed to acrylamide.
They found long-term exposed zebrafish staying in dark areas within the tank, indicating a higher level of anxiety.
After exposure to the chemical, the zebrafish that normally form schools with their own species showed a reduced ability to socialize, as they were found not swimming closely with other zebrafish.
However, according to the researchers, the findings do not mean that people should panic about the negative effects of fried food.
This is a wake-up call to reduce fried food consumption for better mental health and overall well-being.
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Reverse relationship?
Meanwhile, some experts have suggested the possibility of reverse causation.
They believe that mental health issues such as depression and anxiety can cause people to change their diet and they may turn to comfort foods as a way of self-healing.
"The human component of this study may indicate exactly what it claims: that higher consumption of fried food increases the risk of anxiety/depression," Dr. David Katz, an expert in lifestyle medicine who was not involved in the study, told CNN. , the causal pathway could just as well go the other way: people with anxiety/depression turn to 'comfort food' with increasing frequency for some semblance of relief."
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