Frequent fried food consumption linked to anxiety and depression (Specifically, french fries)

Medical Xpress / Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ^ | April 27, 2023 | Bob Yirka / Anli Wang et al

[ConservativeMind]

I had a roommate that ate at least one super size McDonald’s french fries every two or so days

He was both anxious and depressed, for a great many years, and he kept that diet.

However, he was relatively thin.

[ConservativeMind]

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[montag813]

I urge all FReepers to rid their diets of “french fries,” which are soggy with nasty seed oils and can stay lodged in parts of your colon for MONTHS.

[Big Red Badger]

Have you tried Wendy’s Fries????
Hot.
Crispy.
Tender and salty.
.
Aàrrgghh

[ConservativeInPA]

I made Croquetas De Jamón and a salad for a light dinner with my daughter. That was some crispy goodness. Then I started reading news on FR. That’s proof positive: eating fried food leads to reading about leftist freaks destroying our nation.

[jimtorr]

At my house, we buy the frozen “fries”, and bake them in the air fryer.

Cooked for the right length of time, they are as crispy as anyone could desire, without the nasty oil.

[Big Red Badger]

Zebra Fish;
TRAITORS!
FISH BAIT WORMS.

[LegendHasIt]

I was a lot less depressed when I could eat french fries a couple times a day. (tater tots also filled any emotional void I might have)

[Celtic Conservative]

On the contrary, french fries make me smile.

CC

[metmom]

A team of food scientists has found a possible link between frequent fried food consumption and increased levels of anxiety and depression in consumers.

Of course they did.

Seems like some people enjoy taking all the fun out of life.

[irishjuggler]

Most fast-food fries have been crap for the last 30 years, when most of them switched to soybean oil. Soy allegedly lowers testosterone levels, so that might be the mechanism at play if the anxiety/depression thing is real.

I do like Five Guys’ fries (peanut oil) and In-N-Out fries (sunflower oil, I think).

[Skid289]

Oh FFS. These so called scientists can’t even understand causation versus correlation.
Depression symptoms often include overeating things like fried foods.
What’s next? Researchers find eating pint after pint of Ben and Jerry’s (spit) or Häagen-Dazs ice cream causes depression, suicide, or owning an abnormally large amount of cats?

[Bobalu]

Well no wonder I’m so sad...lol

This statistical conclusion seems a little dubious to me though...

I like to bake a couple of potatoes and then leave them in the fridge overnight. Then in the morning I slice them up and fry them in lard or olive oil till they are a bit crispy.

Best taters ever :-)

[Zack Attack]

People have eaten fried foods for generations and been happy. That tells me whatever negatives they have found are more related to how fried foods are prepared in the modern age, preservatives, additives, hydrogenated oils and whatever.

[steve86]

“so that might be the mechanism at play if the anxiety/depression thing is real.”

It isn’t, not in terms of causation.

[entropy12]

I make fries every day at home coz they taste better and have less sodium. No depression!

[jonrick46]

When they determine that the word “French” used to name these potato delights is the cause of climate change, that will be the end of them. The Woke will make sure those who bootleg the making of them will experience severe consequences.

[Canadian Nationalist]

Yep. A little vinegar and some sale and all good.

[Canadian Nationalist]

*salt

[Fester Chugabrew]

I’ve made them fresh a home several times, cutting by hand, double frying in peanut oil. I hear duck fat is the best. The result is comparable to Five Guys.