Pasta and depression's strong link have been mapped out by a 12-year research. The new study claimed that women, who often eat pasta as well as red meat, chips, and bread, are very prone to developing the said mental disorder, Newsmax reported Thursday.

The 12-year study was published in a journal called "Brain, behavior, and Immunity," and it suggests that woman are 29 to 41 percent more likely to be diagnosed with depression after indulging in refined grains (especially pasta), fatty red meat, and soda.

The research was said to have nearly 43,000 women respondents. It has established that pasta and the other aforesaid food choices can lead to severe inflammation as well, which is then strongly linked to other fatal diseases namely: heart disease, diabetes, and possibly cancer.

Meanwhile, Dr. Michael Lucas of the Harvard School of Public Health suggested that in order for women to decrease the risk of developing depression and inflammation, they should engage in a daily diet that should include olive oil, coffee, wine, carrots, leafy greens, and sweet potatoes since they contain certain compounds that minimize the release of depression hormones.

As for the effects of pasta and other food choices in men, researchers at the University of Eastern Finland conducted a similar study, which yielded almost similar results.

"The study reinforces the hypothesis that a healthy diet has potential not only in the warding off of depression, but also in its prevention," Anu Ruusunen, author of this new study, told ScienceDaily.com.

Additionally, Ruusunen advised that men should include fruits poultry, berries, whole grains, and low-fat cheese to their diet to lower the risk of developing the mental disorder.