Healio (9/29, Bascom) reported, “Increased intake of ultraprocessed foods, especially artificially sweetened beverages and artificial sweeteners, was linked to a high risk for depression,” researchers concluded in “a prospective cohort study of 31,712 women aged 42 to 62 years who were enrolled in the Nurses’ Health Study II between 2003 and 2017.” The study also revealed that “reducing consumption of ultraprocessed foods by at least three servings daily lowered that risk.” The findings were published online Sept. 20 in a research letter in JAMA Network Open.
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— “High intake of artificially sweetened drinks associated with higher depression risk,”Emma Bascom, Healio, September 29, 2023