GET FRESH
Eating lots of fresh produce may lift young adults’ moods. This was the finding of an online survey that looked at the food choices and mood states of 281 study participants with an average age of 20 over a three-week period. It was noted that on days when participants’ fruit and vegetable intake was higher, they reported feeling calmer, happier and more
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energetic than they normally did. The study authors explained that young people would probably need to eat about seven to eight total portions of fruit and vegetables a day (one portion is equivalent to the amount you can fit in your palm, or half a cup’s worth) to experience a mood and energy boost, so make half of your lunch and dinner plates vegetables and fill up on whole fruit when cravings strike between meals.
Source: University of Otago
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