From Medical News Today:
By now, most of us are aware that eating fruits and vegetables is good for our physical health. But a new study published in the BMJ Open suggests eating five a day is linked to better mental well-being.
A previous study suggested that consuming five portions of fruits and vegetables a day is the optimum amount for lowering the risk of death from any cause, which contradicts another study that suggested we should be eating seven portions of fruit and veggies a day.
The researchers from this latest study, led by Dr. Saverio Stranges of the University of Warwick Medical School in the United Kingdom, used data from the Health Survey for England, which included nearly 14,000 adults over the age of 16.
This survey collected detailed information on the mental and physical health of the participants, as well as their health-related behaviors, demographics and socio-economic characteristics.
Overall, the researchers found that high and low mental well-being were typically associated with the participants' fruit and vegetable intake.
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