The potential role of fruit and vegetables in aspects of psychological well-being: A review of the literature and future directions

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 420-432

  Rooney, Ciara ^a   McKinley, Michelle C ^a   Woodside, Jayne V ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fruit and vegetables; Nutrition; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CARBOHYDRATE; MINERAL; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CALCIUM; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MULTIVITAMIN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYPHENOL; PYRIDOXINE; VITAMIN; VITAMIN D;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; DIETARY INTAKE; FOLLOW UP; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT CONTENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; VEGETABLE; AFFECT; ANXIETY; COMMUNITY CARE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; PROGRAM COST EFFECTIVENESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FRUIT; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84893036404     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665113003388     Document Type: Conference Paper

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