Study: High-salt Diets Linked To Depression

A study involving mice linked a high-salt diet to depression symptoms. Research published in The Journal of Immunology found that when mice were on this diet for five to eight weeks, they experienced an increase in IL-17A in their bodies, which is linked to depression symptoms. “[C]ollectively, our findings show that [a high-salt diet] drives depression-like behavior in mice,” study authors wrote. Further research would be needed to see if there’s a similar effect on high-salt diets in human beings. The World Health Organization estimates that 5% of adults globally suffer from depression (AOL)