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  • Published on: 29 September 2014
    Fruit and vegetables in the diet and mental well-being

    The findings of Stranges, et al (2014) that fruit and vegetable consumption was associated with mental well-being brought to mind some other findings (1). There could be numerous mechanisms to explain these results; however, a few jump readily to mind.

    It has been asserted that oxidative stress may play a role in anxiety (2). A diet containing ample amounts of fruits and vegetables, which are rich in antioxidant...

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