“Vegetarians are more likely to be depressed than meat eaters, a new study has suggested.
Researchers in the US reviewed 18 studies published from 1997 to 2019 which examined the relationship between mental health and eating meat on a total of 160,257 people.
The authors cited one study from 2012 which suggested that a vegetarian diet might be chosen by some with mental disorders “as a form of safety or self-protective behaviour” due to the perception that plant-based diets are healthier.
The 2020 research paper, conducted by experts at the University of Southern Indiana and the University of Alabama, concluded that vegetarians and vegans had “significantly” higher rates or risk of depression, anxiety and self harm...”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...suffer-depression-meat-eaters-study-suggests/
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