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Beef Jerky and other Processed Meats associated with Manic episodes

Martin Cloutier, Mallik Greene, Annie Guerin, Maelys Touya, Eric Wu. The economic burden of bipolar I disorder in the United States in 2015. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2018; 226: 45 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.09.011

Traditional spanish tapas or italian antipasti.. Martin Cloutier, Mallik Greene, Annie Guerin, Maelys Touya, Eric Wu. The economic burden of bipolar I disorder in the United States in 2015. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2018; 226: 45 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.09.011

An analysis of more than 1,000 people with and without psychiatric disorders has shown that nitrates – chemicals used to cure meats such as beef jerky, salami, hot dogs and other processed meat snacks – may contribute to mania, an abnormal mood state. Mania is characterized by hyperactivity, euphoria and insomnia.

The findings of the Johns Hopkins Medicine study, which was not designed to determine cause and effect, were published July 18 in Molecular Psychiatry...

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