Fruits And Vegetables Have a Surprising Effect on Depression Risk

Fruits And Vegetables Have a Surprising Effect on Depression Risk

Boosting the amount of fruits and vegetables in your diet could reduce your risk of depression over time, according to a comprehensive new study of twins that included participants across the US, Australia, Denmark, and Sweden. Twin studies are particularly useful for scientists because twins are so similar genetically. Any differences in health – like symptoms of depression, in this case – are therefore more likely to be down to variable…

Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption could reduce the risk of depression over time, according to a comprehensive new study of twins that included participants from the US, Australia, Denmark and Sweden. Twin studies are especially useful to scientists because twins are so similar genetically. Any differences in health — such as symptoms of depression, in this case — are therefore more likely to be due to variables such as diet, exercise an…