Licensed dietitians Madeleine LaRouche and Megan Gilbert have named three food groups that increase anxiety levels and increase symptoms of depression. According to The Sun, LaRouche said that one of these products is coffee, as well as caffeinated drinks.
The fact is that caffeine is a powerful stimulant that not only energizes, but also “feeds” a person’s anxiety. It also causes heart palpitations and sweating.
Another group of foods that is dangerous for mental health, nutritionist Gilbert called fast food. Processed and fast food, according to the expert, contains very few nutrients and at the same time provokes the development of inflammation in the body. As a result, this negatively affects the functioning of the brain.
In addition, fast food can increase symptoms of depression and increase anxiety by up to 70%.
Another food provocateur of anxiety nutritionists considered alcohol. Alcohol abuse can interfere with the production of important mental health chemicals in the brain, experts explained.
Nutritionists advised replacing coffee and alcohol with green tea and eating more oily fish, dairy products, including yogurt and kefir, blueberries and pumpkin seeds instead of fast food.
Source: Rosbalt
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