Want to be happier? Eat more fruits and vegetables. We’ve all
heard the vegetables are good for your health, but new research
shows that happiness and mental health are highest among people
who eat seven servings of fruits and vegetables a day. British
researchers looked at 80,000 people and found their mental well-
being rose with the number of portions of fruit and vegetables
they ate. Researchers found that an increase in happiness capped
at seven portions. Scientists think if more people eat fruit and
veggies it could eventually have a bigger effect, such as
lowering crime. “The statistical power of fruit and vegetables
was a surprise,” Study co-author Professor Sarah Stewart-Brown,
Professor of Public Health at Warwick Medical School, said.
“Diet has traditionally been ignored by well-being researchers.”
Researchers found that a quarter of the population eats just one
portion or no portion of fruits and vegetables a day. And only a
tenth of the population consumes the portion size proven to
increase happi