Food, Mood & Mental Health
05/22/23 • 32 min
A new study has found a correlation between diets high in ultra-processed foods and a heightened risk of depression. In the next episode of Brainstorm I speak with Professor Adrienne O’Neil Co-Director of the Food & Mood Centre at Deakin University about the study, the first to link diets high in ultra-processed foods with an increased risk of depression in Australians.
A new study has found a correlation between diets high in ultra-processed foods and a heightened risk of depression. In the next episode of Brainstorm I speak with Professor Adrienne O’Neil Co-Director of the Food & Mood Centre at Deakin University about the study, the first to link diets high in ultra-processed foods with an increased risk of depression in Australians.
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