Lettuce be happy: A longitudinal UK study on the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and well-being.
Diet
Fixed-effects
Fruit and vegetables
GHQ-12
Panel data
UK
UKHLS
Well-being
Journal
Social science & medicine (1982)
ISSN: 1873-5347
Titre abrégé: Soc Sci Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8303205
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2019
02 2019
Historique:
received:
10
07
2018
revised:
29
11
2018
accepted:
09
12
2018
pubmed:
11
1
2019
medline:
6
5
2020
entrez:
11
1
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
While the role of diet in influencing physical health is now well-established, some recent research suggests that increased consumption of fruits and vegetables could play a role in enhancing mental well-being. A limitation with much of this existing research is its reliance on cross-sectional correlations, convenience samples, and/or lack of adequate controls. We aim to add to the emerging literature on the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and well-being by using longitudinal data from a study in the United Kingdom (UK). We employ panel data analytical techniques on three waves collected between 2010 and 2017 (i.e., following the same individuals over time) in the UK Household Longitudinal Survey. We also control for time-variant confounders such as diet, health, and lifestyle behaviours. Fixed effects regressions show that mental well-being (GHQ-12) responds in a dose-response fashion to increases in both the quantity and the frequency of fruit and vegetables consumed. This relationship is robust to the use of subjective well-being (life satisfaction) instead of mental well-being. We also document a hump-shaped relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and age. Our findings provide further evidence that persuading people to consume more fruits and vegetables may not only benefit their physical health in the long-run, but also their mental well-being in the short-run.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30626498
pii: S0277-9536(18)30690-7
doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.12.017
pmc: PMC6381324
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
335-345Subventions
Organisme : Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Pays : United Kingdom
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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