NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A recent Australian medical study shows an "exciting" relationship between a person's diet and how depressed he is, which means that the effect of food does not stop at our digestive system, but rather controls our mood and our mental health.
Researchers at James Cook University in Australia have studied in a number of areas and found that people living in isolated islands where fast-food restaurants are absent are healthier than those who eat unhealthy eating restaurants.
The study included a sample of 100 people living in the islands of the Torres Strait Islands, which includes fast-food restaurants along with residents of other fast-food islands, and researchers took blood samples from medical research participants.
The study found that 19 out of 100 patients were depressed. 16 of the 19 cases were recorded on fast-food islands and those who continued to eat fish were healthier.
The study showed that people with advanced depression are still young and stressed that they eat fast food from time to time, and not only fish, which are common food in coastal areas.
The researchers analyzed blood samples in the framework of scientific collaboration with the University of Adelaide, compared the level of fatty acids associated with depression in the participants, and as expected, the highest levels were observed in those who eat fast food.
Academics explain that food is only one of the factors that cause depression, so analysis of the disease needs to evoke other things related to society, culture, economics and personal factors.
