The potential role of fruit and vegetables in aspects of psychological well-being: a review of the literature and future directions
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The objective of the present paper was to review the literature investigating the potential relationship between fruit and vegetables (FV) and psychological well-being. The rising prevalence of mental ill health is causing considerable societal burden. Inexpensive and effective strategies are therefore required to improve the psychological well-being of the population, and to reduce the negative impact of mental health problems. A growing body of literature suggests that dietary intake may have the potential to influence psychological well-being. For example, studies have suggested that particular dietary constituents, including vitamins and minerals, might be beneficial to psychological health. However, in order to better reflect normal dietary intake, health-based research has increasingly begun to focus on whole foods and dietary patterns, rather than individual nutrients. One food group that has received increasing attention with regard to psychological health is FV. This is probably a result of the strong evidence base, which exists in relation to their protective association with a number of chronic diseases, as well as the fact that they are a rich source of some of the nutrients which have been linked to psychological health. While some promising findings exist with regards to FV intake and psychological well-being, overall, results are inconsistent. Possible reasons for this, such as methodological issues related to study design and the measurement of psychological well-being and FV intake, are discussed within this review. Based on the predominantly observational nature of existing literature, the present paper concludes that future well-designed randomised controlled trials are required to investigate the relationship further.
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- Authors
- Rooney, C., McKinley, M. C., & Woodside, J. V.
- Affiliations
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Rooney, Ciara
- Venue
- Proceedings of The Nutrition Society
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2013-09-11
- Volume
- 72
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 420-432
- ISSN
- 0029-6651 (ISSN-L)
- 1475-2719
- OpenAlex
- W2065337436
- Cited by
- 130
- References
- 115
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 6
- FWCI
- 0.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Proceedings of The Nutrition Society (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Medical Research Council (MR/K023241/1)
- Economic and Social Research Council (ES/G007438/1)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutrition and Health Studies
- Keywords
- fruit and vegetable intake, psychological well-being, mental health, diet and mental health, whole foods, dietary habits, vitamins and minerals, chronic disease prevention, observational study limitations
- MeSH terms
- Diet, Dietary Carbohydrates, Fruit, Humans, Mental Health, Nutritional Status, Nutritive Value, Vegetables, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Micronutrients, Observational Studies as Topic
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