It is well known:fruits and vegetables are the key to good health and you should eat at least 5 of them a day. However, a study coming straight from England (and Australia) shows that consuming 8 of them – therefore a little more than in the adage – would allow you to be happier. Apparently, these are purely psychological effects and which are quickly felt... The Australian Doctor Redzo Mujcic, one of the authors of this study, explains:"Perhaps our results will have the power to encourage people to consume more fruits and vegetables. Today, they no longer only guarantee good overall health, they also have real psychological effects. It is no longer just a question of reducing the risk of cardiovascular accidents or cancer. »
For the purposes of this study, published in the American Journal of Public Health, the researchers analyzed the diets of 12,000 people. Their menu was the same every day for 2 years:8 servings of fruits and vegetables. And according to Professor Andrew Oswald, co-author of this research, the effects were almost immediate:“Eating fruits and vegetables considerably boosts the feeling of happiness, much faster than they allow you to maintain healthy body. The well-being experienced when you significantly increase your daily consumption of fruits and vegetables is almost immediate. “That’s a corner of your mouth, huh? Well, obviously there are plenty of other factors of happiness (and unhappiness) at play, such as salary or events (positive or negative) that have occurred in the lives of guinea pigs. But the results are still impressive. For a person who never consumes fruits and vegetables, after 24 months of this very healthy diet, the feeling of happiness would be equivalent to that felt when finding a new job after having been unemployed for a very long time. Well then, we are ready to increase our daily dose of fruits and vegetables! Don't you?
