Eating veggies and fruits can reduce stress, study
Posted on: 17/Mar/2017 3:13:05 PM
How many of you feel stressed very often? Do you want to lower your levels of stress? Well, this article is for you.
The key is simple - eat veggies. A new study claims that eating a lot of veggies and fruits everyday can greatly lower stress levels.
The Research
More than 60,000 Australians aging above 45 were studied. Their vegetable consuming habits, lifestyle factors and psychological distress were studied at two varied times. The first time was during 2006-08 and second time during 2010.
Eat 3 to 4 servings of fruits and vegetables
Researchers from the University of Sydney, Australia have observed 12 percent reduction in stress levels by eating 3 to 4 daily servings of vegetables, as compared to those who had just one serving or no veggie intake at all. Those who ate 5 to 7 servings of veggies and fruits had 14 percent lesser risk of stress as compared to those who had nil to 4 servings every day.
In women
Coming on to the relation between veggie consumption and stress levels, in women, eating 3 to 4 servings of veggies or fruits can lower risk of stress by 18 percent as compared to those who ate nothing or just one serving of it.
Women who had 2 servings of fruits and veggies had 16 percent lower risk of stress as compared to those who had just one serving or nil per day.
