Earlier this year, Chinese researchers published an article in the academic journal Nutrition indicating that there may be a connection between fruit and vegetable consumption and low depression risk.
The researchers analyzed a total of 18 studies involving nearly 450,000 participants, measuring fruit and vegetable intake against depression occurrence. What they discovered was an inverse association between eating fruits and vegetables and depression risk. In other words, the more fruits and vegetables people at, the less likely they seemed to have depression.
This is quite timely, given that just just earlier this week, we published a post outlining how a healthy, varied diet of whole foods improves mental health, specifically regarding depression. This study is one more in an ever growing body of studies showing connections between diet and nutrition.