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Does Eating Lots of Junk Food Lead to Poor Mental Health?

A meta-analysis published in BMC Psychiatry examined the results of 17 studies and found that high junk food consumption is associated with poorer mental health. Junk food consumption was associated with 15% higher odds of having depression and experiencing stress....

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Do Parents and Children Tend to Have Similar Eating Habits?

A U.K. study published in Appetite compared children's eating patterns to those of their parents Parents who really enjoyed their food and were prone to emotional overeating had an increased likelihood of having children with similar eating behaviors and a...

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Lifestyle Therapy Is as Effective as Psychotherapy for Mental Health Outcomes and Costs

Lifestyle therapy for depression is gaining attention as an effective alternative to psychotherapy. An experimental study published in the LANCET Regional Health Western Pacific compared the effectiveness of psychotherapy and online videoconferencing lifestyle therapy (focused on diet and exercise) Results...

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Can Positive Emotions Boost Healthy Eating?

Participants of a qualitative study of individuals with metabolic syndrome published in Health Psychology Open indicated that eating healthfully increases their positive emotions and psychological experiences. It also prevents negative emotions, they reported. These individuals also believed that positive feelings...

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Can Weight Loss Reduce Risk-Taking Behaviors?

A study in Germany published in Clinical Nutrition found that individuals' proneness to risk-taking behavior decreased after a 10-week weight loss intervention Before the intervention, participants' decisions depended on their mood After participants lost weight, their decisions no longer depended...

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