A new study finds that university students who regularly consume takeaway food and engage in minimal physical activity face a dramatically increased risk of depression and anxiety, emphasizing the critical role of diet and exercise in mental health.
Study: Associations between takeaway food consumption, physical activity levels, and their joint effect with comorbid depression and anxiety symptoms among Chinese university students. Image Credit: Sergey Mironov / Shutterstock.com
In a recent study published in the journal BMC Public Health, researchers examine how food choices, specifically takeaway food and different levels of physical activity, may impact the risk of depression and anxiety among university students.
Declining mental health in university students
Moderate to high levels of…