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mushrooms may ease depression

Mushrooms have been shown to help reduce the risk of cancer. New research from the Penn State College of Medicine determined that they may also boost a person’s mental health.

Researchers looked at diet and mental-health data from more than 24,000 US adults over a 10-year period. They determined that antioxidants in mushrooms helped lower the rate of depression in those who ate them.

SOURCE “Mushroom

consumption may lower risk of

depression,” Penn State, 10/12/21

choose rye for weight loss

People who ate high-fiber products made from whole-grain rye lost more weight and body fat than participants who ate similar products made from refined wheat. Calorie intake was about the same in both groups over the 12week study.

Those in the wheat group also lost weight, but not as much as those who ate rye.

SOURCE “Rye a better choice than wheat for weight loss,” Chalmers University of Technology, 10/12/21

FDA calls for lower salt in foods

Food manufacturers are being asked by the Food and Drug Administration to reduce the salt in their products. The FDA recommended the reduction in October, aiming to lower Americans’ sodium intake by 12 percent over the next two and a half years.

The goal is lower rates of heart disease, which is responsible for more US deaths than any other cause. Dietary guidelines call for a daily intake of no more than 2,300 milligrams (mg) of sodium per day. The average adult consumes about 3,400 mg, however. The majority of that sodium comes from processed foods.

SELECTED SOURCES “FDA issues guidelines to reduce salt in foods” by Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 10/13/21 • “New FDA guidance aims to drastically cut salt in food supply” by Erika Edwards, NBCNews.com, 10/13/21

Did You Know?

“The overall composition of the average US diet has shifted towards a more processed diet. This is concerning, as eating more ultra-processed foods is associated with poor diet quality and higher risk of several chronic diseases,” said Filippa Juul, PhD, an NYU professor who led a new study. Ultra-processed foods are industrially manufactured, ready-to-eat or heat, include additives, and are largely devoid of whole foods. Dr. Juul said the consumption of ultraprocessed foods “may be a key driver of the obesity epidemic.”

SOURCE “18-year study measures increase in industrially manufactured foods that may be contributing to obesity and other diseases,” New York University, 10/14/21

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