A new survey examines mental health outcomes of gender euphoria
Why it matters: Poor diet and lead exposure each caused 4 million deaths worldwide in 2023, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
- Shebani Sethi, a Stanford University researcher, leads the emerging field of metabolic psychiatry, investigating the connection between nutrition, diet, and mental health, finding promising data.
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation analyses reveal that poor diet and lead exposure each contributed to 4 million deaths globally in 2023, with Central Asia experiencing the highest death rates from poor diet.
- A JAMA study underscores that lead exposure remains a significant problem, particularly for those born during 20th-century industrialization, despite U.S. laws limiting lead exposure 50 years ago.
- Doctors Without Borders criticized biopharma company Gilead for refusing to directly sell its HIV prevention treatment, lenacapavir, a single set of injections offering virtually complete protection, to the humanitarian organization.
While the headline mentions gender euphoria, the provided content focuses on two distinct health crises: the growing field of metabolic psychiatry exploring the link between diet and mental health, and the persistent global impact of poor diet and lead exposure on cardiovascular disease. Experts like Shebani Sethi are cautiously optimistic about metabolic psychiatry's potential, while new analyses from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation highlight that poor diet and lead exposure each caused 4 million deaths worldwide in 2023.
