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Fast Food Consumption and Suicide Attempts Among Adolescents Aged 12-15 Years From 32 Countries

The odds of attempting suicide may be high among adolescents who enjoyed consuming fast foods.

This study evaluated the relationship between fondness for fast foods and the incidence of suicide among adolescents. Researchers looked at dietary and suicide data obtained from 105,061 adolescents aged 12-15 years living across 32 countries. 

Researchers observed that avid consumers of fast foods were more likely to attempt suicide than non-consumers of these types of foods. This study points out that high dietary intake of fast foods may increase suicide rates among adolescents.

Research Summary Information

  • 2020
  • Louis Jacob , Brendon Stubbs, Joseph Firth, Lee Smith, Josep Maria Haro, Ai Koyanagi
  • Faculty of Medicine, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France; Research and Development Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: louis.jacob.contacts@gmail.com. Physiotherapy Department, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, London, United Kingdom; Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; Positive Ageing Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, United Kingdom. Division of Psychology and Mental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Westmead, Australia; Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Research and Development Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. Research and Development Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; ICREA, Pg. Lluis Companys 23, Barcelona, Spain.
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