A、Only 0. 4 % of the Europeans’ depression are caused by taking in trans-fats. B、Nearly 50% Europeans are suffering depression.

Eating foods high in trans-fats and saturated fats increases the risk of depression. according to a Spanish study published in the United States Wednesday. confirming previous studies that linked "junk food" with the disease.
    Authors of the wide-reaching study, from the universities of Navarra and Las Palmas de Gran Ginaria. followed and analyzed the diet and lifestyle of over 12, 000 volunteers over six years.
    When the studv began, none of the participants had been diagnosed with depression:by the end. 657 of them were new sufferers.
    "Participants with more consumption of trans-fats which means fats present in artificial form in industrially-produced food and fast food, presented up to a 48 percent increase in the risk of depression when they were compared to participants who did not consume these fats. " the head study author said.
    Almudena Sanchez-Villegas, associate professor of preventive medicine. also noted that in the cvent"the more trans-fats were consumed, the greater the harmful effect they produced in the volunteers. "
    The report, published in the online journal PLoSONE, noted the research was performed on a European population that enjoys a relatively low intake of trans-fats -making up only 0. 4 percent of "the total energy taken in by the volunteers. "
    "Despite this, we observed an increase in the risk of suffering depression of nearly 50 percent, " said researcher Miguel Martinez.
    The report pointed out that the current number of depression sufferers in the world is around 150 million people, and has increased in recent years.
    Though not a focus of the study, researchers pointed out that deadly heart disease is" influenced in a similar manner by diet, and might share similar mechanisms in their origin. "
30. Q: What does the Spanish study published in the United States confirm?
31. Q: What happened to the participants by the end of the study?
32. Q: What do we learn about the current situation of depression?