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Feeling Depressed? Put Down Those Ultra-processed Foods

November 13, 2023 News Editor Comments Off on Feeling Depressed? Put Down Those Ultra-processed Foods

BOSTON, Massachusetts, November 13, 2023 (ENS) – Everybody knows what ultraprocessed foods are – sweet snacks, ready-to-eat meals, fats and sauces, ice cream, savory snacks, cookies and chips, ham, sausages, artificial sweeteners. They can tickle the tastebuds, but new research links them with depression. […]

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Opinion: Farmers Deserve Support to Cope With Stress

May 13, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Opinion: Farmers Deserve Support to Cope With Stress

By Bob Worth, LAKE BENTON, Minnesota, May 13, 2020 (ENS) – Farm stress is certainly not a new concept. My father saw rural suicide rates spike in his farming days in the 1930s. When I was a young farmer just getting started in the ‘80s, I got super depressed. Interest rates were as high as 21 percent, while land and machinery values plummeted. […]