'Vegans are more likely to be depressed, study suggests'

'The UK Biobank research found vegans are at higher risk of anxiety and
depression because they drink plant-based milk'

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'Vegans could be more likely to be depressed because they drink
plant-based milk, a study suggests.

However, fans of semi-skimmed drinks are at a lower risk of both anxiety
and depression.

Data was gathered from more than 350,000 people enrolled in a UK Biobank
study who were followed for more than a decade and assessed for signs of
mental health issues.

It found that when age, health and income are taken into account, those
who drink semi-skimmed milk are 12 per cent less likely to be depressed
and 10 per cent less likely to have anxiety.

Drinking skimmed milk, however, was found to have no benefit, whereas
drinking other milks, such as soya and almond milk, was associated with
a 14 per cent increased risk of depression.

“Milk is a rich source of nutrients such as lactose, lipids, protein,
and minerals, which are essential for maintaining human health,” the
scientists from the Southern Medical University wrote in their study.'

On 2025-01-11, John Smyth <smythlejon2@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 'Vegans are more likely to be depressed, study suggests'
>
> 'The UK Biobank research found vegans are at higher risk of anxiety and
> depression because they drink plant-based milk'
>
><https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4289467/posts>
>
> 'Vegans could be more likely to be depressed because they drink
> plant-based milk, a study suggests.
>
> However, fans of semi-skimmed drinks are at a lower risk of both anxiety
> and depression.
>
> Data was gathered from more than 350,000 people enrolled in a UK Biobank
> study who were followed for more than a decade and assessed for signs of
> mental health issues.
>
> It found that when age, health and income are taken into account, those
> who drink semi-skimmed milk are 12 per cent less likely to be depressed
> and 10 per cent less likely to have anxiety.
>
> Drinking skimmed milk, however, was found to have no benefit, whereas
> drinking other milks, such as soya and almond milk, was associated with
> a 14 per cent increased risk of depression.
>
> “Milk is a rich source of nutrients such as lactose, lipids, protein,
> and minerals, which are essential for maintaining human health,” the
> scientists from the Southern Medical University wrote in their study.'

This seems like a lame study to me.
Many vegans, as well as carnivores, take supplements to fill in the missing
nutrients.

--
pothead

"Give a man a fish and you turn him into a Democrat for life"
"Teach a man to fish and he might become a self-sufficient conservative Republican"
"Don't underestimate Joe's ability to fuck things up,"
--- Barack H. Obama

Most vegans are rightists, which is why the average life span in red states
is so depressingly low.

Trump is a vegetarian, he's mentally ill.