Sunday, December 6, 2015

Research Points To Mental Health Risks Associated With Meatless Diet

Research Points To Mental Health Risks Associated With Meatless Diet

December 06, 2015 Research Points To Mental Health Risks Associated With Meatless Diet , 1 Comments


By Ray Boyd, Dec 04, 2015 CBS

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Many Americans have turned to a vegetarian diet for many different reasons. Maybe you just think it will make you generally more healthy. Perhaps you want to trim a few pounds. Maybe you want to supplement your already healthy lifestyle.

However, will you be happier?

Some research suggests that the exact opposite is the truth and Women’s Health recently looked into some of the research and cautions people to be well aware of how going meatless can impact your mental health.

The article cites an Australian study from last year which found that vegetarians reported that they were less optimistic about their future more often than people who kept meat in their diets. That same study found that vegetarians were 18 percent more likely to report having depression and 28 percent more likely to experience panic attacks and anxiety.
 
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  1. Nani LuculescuDecember 6, 2015 at 6:48 PM

    Can you cite the research studies that make these claims? Have you heard about the World Health Organization's recent discovery that processed meats are carcinogenic & should be labeled as such like cigarettes?

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