A recent study at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Carnaria and University of Granada in Spain showed that commercial baked goods, such as cakes, doughnuts, croissants and fast foods like hamburgers, hot dogs and pizza are linked to depression.
Consumers eating these foods are literally over 50% more likely to suffer from depression.
Most importantly the study suggested that in the long-term, even eating small quantities of these kinds of foods lead to a significantly higher chance of developing depression.
Almost 9,000 people participated in the study as part of the SUN Project who before the study, had never been diagnosed with depression nor taken antidepressants.
I know from my own personal experience that this is unquestionably true. I would factor in alcohol as well, but back before I cleaned up my diet, I was unquestionably dealing with on-going anxiety and depression, that for me now, is basically non-existent.
Once a new lifestyle is committed to, the rewards are such that one never turns back. Why would one want to when the body chisels down, the skin clears up, the mental outlook improves and life just gets all-around “better?”
It has been 100% worth it.