"Junk Food" Trigger Depression

Eating foods that contain trans fats are high not only makes a person at risk of heart disease, but also increase the risk of developing depression, according to a study scientists in Spain.

Trans fat (trans fat) is a type of fat that can be found on artificial forms of pastry products and fast food. Most trans fats are artificially synthesized through a chemical process that adds hydrogen to vegetable oil. In simple language, it means changing liquid oils into solid fats.

Researchers from the Universities of Navarra and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the latest research states trans fats can trigger depression. The results of this study support the results of several previous studies that revealed the devastating impact these fats for the body.

In his research, the researchers monitor and analyze patterns of diet and lifestyle is about 12 thousand participants for 6 years. At the beginning of the study, none diagnosed with depression, but at the end of the study, a total of 657 volunteers recorded a new sufferers.

"Participants who transnya fat consumption rose to 48 percent increased risk of depression than those who do not eat fatty foods contain this type," said research.

Almudena Sanchez-Villegas preventive medicine expert from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria stated, the more trans fat when consumed, the greater the adverse effects that arise for the participants.

The study, published in the journal PLoS ONE online version, also noted that the study was conducted on European populations are relatively low trans fat mengasup ie, only 0.4 percent of total energy needs required of participants.

"However, we found an increased risk of developing depression by 50 percent," said one researcher Miguel Martinez.

"Based on these findings, we encourage the importance of taking into account its impact on the U.S. for countries such as the level percentage of the types of fat intake account for about 2.5 percent," he added.

Still according to the research report, the number of people with depression worldwide currently reaches 150 million people and this figure increased in recent years. This increase, researchers said, was caused by a radical change from the source of fat in the diet diasup west, where a number of specific types of fat that is beneficial polyunsaturated fats (polyunsaturated) and monounsaturated fats (monounsaturated) in nuts, oils fish and vegetable oil - was replaced with saturated fats and trans-fats found in meat, butter and other types of products such as pastries and fast food.