Study: Eating Fruits And Vegetables Boosts Happiness Levels
- 8 years ago
A team of researchers from the University of Warwick, England and the University of Queensland, Australia has found that up to 8 servings of fruits and vegetables a day can do wonders for a person’s happiness levels.
Scientists have long believed that eating fruits and vegetables can greatly improve one’s health and even reduce the risks of heart attack and cancer.
Now, a team of researchers from the University of Warwick, England and the University of Queensland, Australia has found that up to 8 servings of them a day can also do wonders for a person’s happiness levels.
The study involved 12,000 participants who documented their daily food intake and had their mental health monitored.
According to a press release issued by the University of Warwick, "...people who changed from almost no fruit and veg to eight portions of fruit and veg a day would experience an increase in life satisfaction equivalent to moving from unemployment to employment. The well-being improvements occurred within 24 months."
Andrew Oswald, one of the researchers, noted, “People’s motivation to eat healthy food is weakened by the fact that physical-health benefits, such as protecting against cancer, accrue decades later. However, well-being improvements from increased consumption of fruit and vegetables are closer to immediate.”
Scientists have long believed that eating fruits and vegetables can greatly improve one’s health and even reduce the risks of heart attack and cancer.
Now, a team of researchers from the University of Warwick, England and the University of Queensland, Australia has found that up to 8 servings of them a day can also do wonders for a person’s happiness levels.
The study involved 12,000 participants who documented their daily food intake and had their mental health monitored.
According to a press release issued by the University of Warwick, "...people who changed from almost no fruit and veg to eight portions of fruit and veg a day would experience an increase in life satisfaction equivalent to moving from unemployment to employment. The well-being improvements occurred within 24 months."
Andrew Oswald, one of the researchers, noted, “People’s motivation to eat healthy food is weakened by the fact that physical-health benefits, such as protecting against cancer, accrue decades later. However, well-being improvements from increased consumption of fruit and vegetables are closer to immediate.”