What you eat can affect your mental health. Here are some foods to watch out for, writes HealthClips
Commercially processed foods can negatively affect your mental health.
Common junk foods are the worst offenders; they contain too much sugar or unhealthy fats, and are nutritionally depleted.When university and medical school researchers from North and South America* set out to explore the theory that processed foods contribute to poor mental health, they found ultra-processed foods to be the worst offenders.
UPF products are generally quick and easy to prepare or ready to eat out of their packaging, and they are often less expensive than whole foods, especially when they are available from generic or store brands. That helps explain why more than 70 percent of all packaged foods sold in the United States are deemed UPF, and those food products represent around 60 percent of all calories consumed in this country.
Upon review of self-reported, nationally representative dietary records of more than 10,000 men and women age 18 and older, the study authors were able to name the eight UPFs most commonly consumed. These include:
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