We hear it all the time, eat more fruit and vegetables. Well, here’s another reason – it can increase your happiness. In Australia several doctors concluded a study to explore if there were any changes in “psychological well-being after increases in fruit and vegetable consumption.” After taking account for differences and variables, the end results did show “increased fruit and vegetable consumption was predictive of increased happiness, life satisfaction, and well-being.” With eating 8 portions a day the increase in life satisfaction “is equal in size to the psychological gain of moving from unemployment to employment.” Wow!
Read the full article on this study that was published July 2016 in the American Journal of Public Health. The article is called: Evolution of Well-Being and Happiness After Increases in Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables. All quotes came from the article.
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