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Who told you eating fast food is linked to mental health problems?

Might be a good time to reevaluate where you get your info.

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Just type in google fast food and mental problems linked

This paper also shows a negative correlation between mental issues and fast food https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7041096/

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Correlation is not the same as Causation

Here is a link that might help.. https://www.livewelldorset.co.uk/faq/lose-weight/how-does-food-affect-mental-health/

"Fast food is typically high in saturated fats, trans fats, and omega-6 fatty acids. While in smaller doses, some of these fats are beneficial and, in fact, necessary for brain function, an excess can trigger an inflammatory response. The inflammation has links to anxiety and depression from past research."

https://www.latimes.com/food/sns-dailymeal-1863330-healthy-eating-fast-food-mental-distress-study-121817-20171218-story.html

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TL;DR the fats and chemicals in the fast food can trigger an inflammatory response which is linked to mental health issues.

Felix, buddy. You asked him why he thought fast food was linked to mental health. And he told you why.

He didn’t really suggest causation. He explained where he had read that they are potentially linked.

Are you always this condescending to five year olds?

That's a correlation, not a cause. That just means those two items might be related. For example, it could be that people with mental issues choose to eat fast food more often due to poor planning or decision making. It could be that poor people tend to both have more fast food and have more mental illnesses.

Put simply, I'd hesitate to use that study as evidence of fast food causing mental health issues.

Unless the comment has been edited, correlation not being equal to causation is a reasonable answer in my opinion.

>Are you always this condescending to five year olds?

...you say, dipping with condescension

Haha. That’s totally fair. I’m not gonna lie, I had rage toward my boss earlier and had to smile through it. It mayyyyy have influenced my commentary. IWTA

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