Patients with schizophrenia living in the community eat badly
Most people with schizophrenia now live in the community, yet
they die early, especially from cardiovascular disease. To assess whether a bad diet might contribute to this McCreadie et al studied 30 patients living in the community and responsible for their own domestic
affairs and 30 healthy controls (p 784). Most of the patients smoked
and were overweight and their diet was significantly poorer (less
energy, fibre, and fruit) than that of the controls, with high intakes
of saturated fat.
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