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Study ties happiness, eating fruits and vegetables
Want to be happy? Eat more servings of fruit and vegetables a day.
That’s what a study of the eating habits of 80,000 Britons appears to show.
University of Warwick and Dartmouth College scientists used seven measures of well-being: life satisfaction, self-reported health, happiness, nervousness and feeling low, mental well-being and mental disorders in an effort to understand how diet affects mental health and happiness.
Researchers found that mental well-being was greater among those who ate more fruit and vegetables daily — up to seven portions a day. A portion was about 80 grams, or 2.8 ounces.
The researchers are unclear why that was the case and say randomized trials should be performed next to learn more.
The results will be published in the journal Social Indicators of Research.
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3 Responses to Study ties happiness, eating fruits and vegetables
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Vegies forever says:
Great to read all the progress being made with current research. Any goose or for that matter parent is aware that fresh fruit and vegies is the affordable and healthy way to go with nourishment and nutrition. Happiness comes from ripping the head off a cabbage or chomping on a carrot and hearing them squeal with delight as they satisfy the hunger and emotional levels of an adolescent.
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Sheena says:
I am eating heaps of fruit and veg daily! Wondering if that is a contributing factor to my character!
I better start eating more fruits and vegies!