The New York Post (7/18, Wooller) reports researchers found that “nitrates used to cure” meats may increase the risk of mania. The researchers found that “people who ended up in the hospital diagnosed with mania were 3.5 times more likely to regularly eat nitrate-cured meats, compared to people with no history of serious psychiatric disorders.” The findings were published online July 18 in Molecular Psychiatry.
MedPage Today (7/18, Monaco) reports that included in the study were “1,101 individuals with or without a history of psychiatric illness.” In addition, rats were also studied.
Also covering the story are Newsweek (7/18, Gander) and HealthDay (7/18, Preidt).
Related Links:
— “Nitrate-Cured Meats Linked to Manic Episodes, “Kristen Monaco, MedPage Today , July 18, 2018.