2019
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-019-09748-7
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Will Healthy Eating Make You Happier? A Research Synthesis Using an Online Findings Archive

Abstract: Healthy eating adds to health and thereby contributes to a longer life, but will it also add to a happier life? Some people do not like healthy food, and since we spend a considerable amount of our life eating, healthy eating could make their life less enjoyable. Is there such a trade-off between healthy eating and happiness? Or instead a trade-on, healthy eating adding to happiness? Or do the positive and negative effects balance? If there is an effect of healthy eating on happiness, is that effect similar fo… Show more

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“…All of these sources support the fact that a rather linear dose–response effect exists between positive indicators of mental well-being and happiness per portion of healthy foods consumed [ 16 , 17 , 18 ], with benefits with consumption rates as low as 3 servings/day and peaking with rates of 7–8 servings/day for preferably fresh but also processed (frozen, canned, cooked, etc.) products.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 81%
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“…All of these sources support the fact that a rather linear dose–response effect exists between positive indicators of mental well-being and happiness per portion of healthy foods consumed [ 16 , 17 , 18 ], with benefits with consumption rates as low as 3 servings/day and peaking with rates of 7–8 servings/day for preferably fresh but also processed (frozen, canned, cooked, etc.) products.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 81%
“…In addition to physical functioning, health, and quality of life benefits, high-quality eating patterns such as the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and the consumption of some of its most healthy components (such as plant-based foods, particularly fruit and vegetables (FV) consumption) are associated—cross-sectionally, prospectively, and meta-analytically— with decreased psychological distress and mental illness, including risk of depression (e.g., [ 13 ]). With respect to positive psychological functioning and well-being, above and beyond mental disturbances, research supporting the association of the MedDiet and regular consumption of some components of a healthy diet such as high FV with indicators of positive well-being has increased in recent years (for a review, see [ 14 , 15 , 16 ] for studies on better psychological well-being, mental health, and SWB in healthy and clinical populations, and also see [ 17 , 18 ] for reviews on the specific effects of a healthy diet and FV consumption on indicators of SWB; all included cross-sectional and longitudinal observational studies and experimental studies).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The strong points that stand out from the research are its basis on a representative national sample from the population of Spain and with more variables than other Spanish works. This is something that is particularly important when we bear in mind that comparative studies on subjective well-being carried out at an international level have not included the Spanish case [26]. The fact that our study has considered variables that have seldom been examined in the academic literature on subjective well-being, including the situation of eating out or concern about the consumption of ready-made meals at home, is also important.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In practically all research reviewed, it can be said that, out of all the food groups, consumption of fruit and vegetables shows a strong and significant positive effect with respect to subjective well-being [26]. The literature examining the Spanish case in this area is sparse and found in publications on health matters, in cross-sectional studies focusing on the relation between general patterns of adherence to the Mediterranean diet and wellbeing.…”
Section: Is the Frequency Of Consumption Of Healthy Produce Associatementioning
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