Being physically active and including more fruits and vegetables in our diet may help ward off depression.
This study examined if the combining physical activity with fruit and vegetable consumption will be beneficial for the prevention of depression. Researchers followed 4,400 Taiwanese men and women aged 53 years and above for an average period of 15 years, monitoring the diets and presence of depressive symptoms in the study participants.
Researchers noticed a downward trend in depression occurrence rates among participants who were physically active and ate the most amounts of fruits and vegetables." The results highlight the importance of physical activity and fruit-vegetable consumption for middle-aged and older adults to prevent depression," the researchers concluded.