New Study Finds People Who Eat the Most Junk Food at Higher Risk for Depression

According to a new study, eating certain junk foods on a regular basis may increase your risk for The study found that people who regularly eat commercial baked goods and packaged goods suffer more from depression. The researchers took 9,000 people who were not depressed and followed them for six years. They had the subject self-report what they ate. At the end of the study they found that the people who ate the most junk food had a 51% higher chance of suffering from clinical depression than those who didn't eat much junk food. 500 people ended up with clinical depression at the end of the study.

Scientists don't know why junk food causes depression -- or if it really does. There is a clear correlation, although this does not prove causation. For example, people who are more prone to depression may crave junk food. Still, the study results are interesting. Other studies found that people who followed the Mediterranean Diet with plenty of whole grains, fruit, fish, vegetables and nuts, suffered from much lower rates of depression. CBS' Jeff Glor and Rebecca Jarvis discuss the findings with Dr. Holly Phillips. Take a look: