Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Wolfing down that fast food might make you more anxious Vidcast:   https://www.instagram.com/p/C8p4cnQubTL/ Bad news for the Big Mac and fries fans.  University of Colorado-Boulder physiologists report that a high fat diet, 45% of calories in fat, triggers anxiety, at least in their rodent subjects but very likely also in humans.  The extra fats appear to turn on genes that produce the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brainstem zone associated with stress and anxiety.  They also found that the fatty foods triggered that growth of gut bacterial populations associated with unhealthy feelings. Sooo….. want that positive mental attitude?  Lay off that fast food! https://biolres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40659-024-00505-1 #fats #anxiety #fastfood