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An extra serving of fruit linked to lower risk of depression and anxiety in teenagers
The food choices teenagers make could have implications beyond their physical health, with new research from the University of Sydney linking food choices and sugar consumption to the later emergence of depression and anxiety symptoms.
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A study from the University of Sydney examined the link between food choices, sugar intake, and later depression and anxiety in teenagers. Researchers followed 6,537 adolescents from 71 secondary schools in New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia from seventh to tenth grade. Participants averaged 12.5 years old at the study’s start and completed annual surveys over four years while in high school. The research, published in *Child and Adolescent Mental Health*, found that higher fruit consumption was associated with a lower risk of developing depression and anxiety symptoms later on.
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