{"id":2387387,"date":"2025-01-07T12:45:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T17:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-plant-based-milk-drinkers-at-higher-risk-for-depression\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T12:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T17:49:11","slug":"study-plant-based-milk-drinkers-at-higher-risk-for-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-plant-based-milk-drinkers-at-higher-risk-for-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Plant-Based Milk Drinkers At Higher Risk For Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstudy-plant-based-milk-drinkers-at-higher-risk-for-depression%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2387387&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent study involving \u200bover 350,000 people found that vegans \u200cwho consume plant-based milk may \u2063be at a greater risk of depression compared to\u200d those who \u2062drink cow&#8217;s milk. Conducted by Chinese researchers and published in the\u200c *Frontiers of Nutrition* journal, the study aimed to assess the effects \u2063of different types of milk on mental health \u200busing data from the U.K.Biobank. Adjusting for age,health,and\u200b income,the findings revealed that non-dairy milk drinkers had a \u200c14% heightened risk of depression,while \u2062semi-skimmed milk drinkers had a\u2062 12% reduced risk and full cream milk drinkers experienced a 16% decline in anxiety\u2063 risk. The authors emphasized milk&#8217;s nutritional benefits, notably\u2064 its \u200ccalcium content and its role in serotonin production, which is \u2064vital for \u2064mood regulation. The study&#8217;s release coincided with proposed reforms by Health and Human Services \u2062nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding federal \u2062regulations on raw milk.The research did not definitively\u200c state whether\u2063 raw milk was included or excluded in their findings.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/nutrition\/articles\/10.3389\/fnut.2024.1435435\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study <\/a>of more than 350,000 people found vegans who drank plant-based milk were at a higher risk of depression than people who drank cow-based milk.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Chinese researchers published their findings in the Frontiers of Nutrition journal based on 357,568 individuals. Data was collected from the U.K. Biobank, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">large-scale biomedical database based<\/a> in the United Kingdom. After controlling for age, health, and income, the study concluded drinkers of non-dairy milks faced a 14 percent increased risk of developing depression. People who drink semi-skimmed milk, on the other hand, were 12 percent less likely to suffer depression, and 10 percent less likely to report anxiety. Full cream milk consumption was associated with a 16 percent drop in anxiety risk. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Milk is a rich source of nutrients such as lactose, lipids, protein, and minerals, which are essential for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/guys-dont-use-fish-oil-formulated-for-women\/\" title=\"Guys, Don\u2019t Use Fish Oil Formulated for Women\">maintaining human health<\/a>,&rdquo; the authors wrote, highlighting the importance of calcium and the production of serotonin in particular. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter critical for mood regulation and is targeted by many medications prescribed for mental disorders. &ldquo;Milk is a good source of calcium that is easily assimilated by the body,&rdquo; the authors explained. <\/p>\n<p>The results were released in early December as Washington braces for major reforms to the American food system proposed by Health and Human Services (HHS) nominee Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr., who has <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1816535637736227252\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pledged<\/a> to crack down on federal regulations against raw milk. While the authors of December&rsquo;s study did not say whether raw milk was included in their analysis, they did not say whether raw milk was excluded from the self-reported data. The United Kingdom was the world&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationmaster.com\/nmx\/ranking\/raw-milk-used-by-dairies-production\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">second largest<\/a> producer of raw milk in 2019, and consumers are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.food.gov.uk\/safety-hygiene\/raw-drinking-milk#:~:text=The%20sale%20of%20raw%20drinking,farmers%20at%20registered%20farmers%27%20markets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free<\/a> to purchase raw milk for drinking in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>A November YouGov survey of more than 1,000 adults interviewed online found that while most Americans are <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/18\/americans-overwhelmingly-support-maha-rfks-plans-to-reform-the-food-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">overwhelmingly supportive<\/a> of Kennedy&rsquo;s planned reforms for the food and pharmaceutical industries, participants remained most skeptical of lifting federal restrictions on raw milk. Just 36 percent of those surveyed said they either &ldquo;somewhat support&rdquo; or &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-support-rfks-plans-to-reform-the-food-industry-poll\/\" title=\"Americans Support RFK&#039;s Plans To Reform The Food Industry: Poll\">strongly support&#038;rdquo<\/a>; the proposal. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This YouGov survey is fascinating. Americans from both parties are overwhelmingly united behind Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s food reforms despite views of RFK himself becoming profoundly polarized. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/72IISsqw9A\">https:\/\/t.co\/72IISsqw9A<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vuPxgtgy85\">pic.twitter.com\/vuPxgtgy85<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tristan Justice (@JusticeTristan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JusticeTristan\/status\/1869190787453394951?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Lawmakers will also likely soon be debating whether to allow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-quietly-removes-law-that-prioritized-immigrants-who-were-less-likely-to-need-welfare\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Quietly Removes Law That Prioritized Immigrants Who Were Less Likely To Need Welfare\">school lunch programs<\/a> to include whole milk on the menu after Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/12\/15\/senate-democrats-block-bill-to-allow-whole-milk-in-school-lunch-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">killed<\/a> legislation to do so in December 2023. Then-Sen. Debbie Stabenow, who chaired the Senate Agriculture Committee, cited the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-block-bill-to-allow-whole-milk-in-school-lunch-programs\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats have blocked a bill that would have allowed whole milk in school lunch programs\">incumbent dietary guidelines<\/a> endorsing limits on saturated fats as her reason to block the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/1147\/actions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Whole Milk For Healthy Kids Act<\/a>&rdquo; which <a href=\"https:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/Votes\/2023718\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">passed<\/a> the Republican-controlled House 330 to 99.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Dairy is a very important part of a balanced meal, but one thing is clear,&rdquo; Stabenow said, &ldquo;and that is that school meal standards, currently based on dietary science, should continue to be based on dietary guidelines, not based on which individual food products that we support.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While the latest generation of dietary guidelines maintain caps on saturated fats, Kennedy has also been <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1824102759441797600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">critical <\/a>of the industry-induced stigma associated with saturated fat and will likely add the guidelines to his platter of reforms if confirmed in the new administration. A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0002916524008207?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">paper<\/a> published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found the science to support the incumbent dietary guidelines for 2020 to 2025 could not be reproduced.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Tristan Justice is a national correspondent for The Federalist and the co-author of &#8220;Fat and Unhappy: How &#8216;Body Positivity&#8217; Is Killing Us (and How to Save Yourself).&#8221; He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>. Buy &#8220;Fat and Unhappy&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sz7EDAJI1c\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A study of over 350,000 found vegans drinking plant milk had higher depression risk than cow&#8217;s milk drinkers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2387388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cow-e1736262572120.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9880,48059,6187,8472,48058],"class_list":["post-2387387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-depression","tag-health-study","tag-milk","tag-nutrition","tag-plant-based"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cow-e1736262572120.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2387387"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2387391,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387387\/revisions\/2387391"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2387388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2387387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2387387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2387387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}