Add to ORKGHumans run on a fuel called food. Yet economists and other social scientists rarely study what people eat. We provide simple evidence consistent with the existence of a link between the consumption of fruit and vegetables and high well-being. In cross-sectional data, happiness and mental health rise in an approximately dose-response way with the number of daily portions of fruit and vegetables. The pattern is remarkably robust to adjustment for a large number of other demographic, social and economic variables. Well-being peaks at approximately 7 portions per day. We document this relationship in three data sets, covering approximately 80,000 randomly selected British individuals, and for seven measures of well-being (life satisfaction, WEM...
Research suggests that "healthy" food choices such as eating fruits and vegetables have not only phy...
While there is growing interest in the link between diet and psychological health, there is a surpri...
Background and Aims: Higher total fruit and vegetable (FV) intakes have beenassociated with lower pe...
Humans run on a fuel called food. Yet economists and other social scientists rarely study what peopl...
Humans run on a fuel called food. Yet economists and other social scientists rarely study what peop...
‘You are what you eat’ is a well-known adage that is supported by evidence linking healthy diets to ...
Rationale: While the role of diet in influencing physical health is now well-established, some recen...
This commentary provides evidence of a longitudinal connection between current diet and later mental...
OBJECTIVES To explore whether improvements in psychological well-being occur after increases in fru...
Objectives. To explore whether improvements in psychological well-being occur after increases in fru...
RATIONALE: While the role of diet in influencing physical health is now well-established, some recen...
Background To alleviate the immense health and economic burden of mental illness, modifiable targets...
BACKGROUND: Several studies observed associations of various aspects of diet with mental health, but...
This paper studies the effect of fruit and vegetable consumption on human well-being. Using individu...
Purpose – Adhering to the guidelines regarding the consumption of fruit and vegetables is associated...
Research suggests that "healthy" food choices such as eating fruits and vegetables have not only phy...
While there is growing interest in the link between diet and psychological health, there is a surpri...
Background and Aims: Higher total fruit and vegetable (FV) intakes have beenassociated with lower pe...
Humans run on a fuel called food. Yet economists and other social scientists rarely study what peopl...
Humans run on a fuel called food. Yet economists and other social scientists rarely study what peop...
‘You are what you eat’ is a well-known adage that is supported by evidence linking healthy diets to ...
Rationale: While the role of diet in influencing physical health is now well-established, some recen...
This commentary provides evidence of a longitudinal connection between current diet and later mental...
OBJECTIVES To explore whether improvements in psychological well-being occur after increases in fru...
Objectives. To explore whether improvements in psychological well-being occur after increases in fru...
RATIONALE: While the role of diet in influencing physical health is now well-established, some recen...
Background To alleviate the immense health and economic burden of mental illness, modifiable targets...
BACKGROUND: Several studies observed associations of various aspects of diet with mental health, but...
This paper studies the effect of fruit and vegetable consumption on human well-being. Using individu...
Purpose – Adhering to the guidelines regarding the consumption of fruit and vegetables is associated...
Research suggests that "healthy" food choices such as eating fruits and vegetables have not only phy...
While there is growing interest in the link between diet and psychological health, there is a surpri...
Background and Aims: Higher total fruit and vegetable (FV) intakes have beenassociated with lower pe...