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What You Eat Can Make You Happier - Consumer Reports
A growing number of studies suggest that food choices may have an effect on your emotions
Years of research have demonstrated that a healthy diet can help cut the risks of illnesses, from diabetes to some cancers. Now, more and more studies suggest that food choices may also affect emotions—even for the 15 percent of women and 10 percent of men older than 65 with depression.
“Research shows that what you eat does impact your mood,” says Umadevi Naidoo, M.B.Ch.B., director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
For instance, a study published last April in the European Journal of Nutrition found that people with depression who scored high on the Alternate Healthy Eating Index (consuming a diet rich in produce, whole grains, nuts, and omega-3 fatty acids) were less likely to have a recurrence of symptoms over an 11-year period.
A growing number of studies suggest that food choices may have an effect on your emotions
Years of research have demonstrated that a healthy diet can help cut the risks of illnesses, from diabetes to some cancers. Now, more and more studies suggest that food choices may also affect emotions—even for the 15 percent of women and 10 percent of men older than 65 with depression.
“Research shows that what you eat does impact your mood,” says Umadevi Naidoo, M.B.Ch.B., director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
For instance, a study published last April in the European Journal of Nutrition found that people with depression who scored high on the Alternate Healthy Eating Index (consuming a diet rich in produce, whole grains, nuts, and omega-3 fatty acids) were less likely to have a recurrence of symptoms over an 11-year period.