Does Eating Meat Affect Your Mental Health? New Study Explores Link to Depression
- Truth Up Wellness
- Mar 30
- 1 min read
Depression is a widespread mental health issue, causing persistent sadness, tiredness, and loss of interest in life. In the U.S. alone, millions struggle with it, leading to lower productivity, worse quality of life, and higher suicide rates. While treatments like therapy and medication exist, they can be expensive, have side effects, or fail to work for some people. This has sparked interest in simpler ways to prevent or manage depression—like changing eating habits.
Research suggests that what we eat might influence mental health. Meat, a key source of protein, iron, and B12, plays a big role in many diets. However, eating too much meat has been tied to health problems like heart disease, diabetes, and obesity—all of which are linked to higher depression risks. Some studies say meat-heavy diets may worsen depression, while others find no clear link.
To clear up the confusion, researchers recently combined data from multiple studies (a "meta-analysis") to see if there’s a solid connection between eating meat and depression. Their goal? To better understand whether cutting back on meat could help lower depression risks—or if the link is more complicated. Stay tuned for their findings!
Given these early findings, further studies are likely to follow.
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