Cured Meats Strongly, Independently Tied to Increased Mania Risk
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Eating nitrate-cured meats such as beef jerky and other processed meat snacks has been strongly linked to an increased risk for mania, new research shows. A study of roughly 1100 adults showed that those who were hospitalized for a manic episode were more than three times more likely to have ever eaten nitrate-cured meats than those who did not have a history of a serious psychiatric disorder.
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@nabamita It has been increasingly recognized that diet is a source of environmental factors that may contribute to bipolar disorder and other neuropsychiatric disorders. To investigate further, the researchers collected demographic, health, and dietary data on 758 adults aged 18 to 65 years who had been diagnosed with mania or other psychiatric disorders and a control group of 343 adults who had not been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. Food exposures were assessed using a questionnaire, developed by the research team, that asked participants whether or not they had eaten certain types of food.