Consumption of fruits and vegetables: improved physical health, mental health, physical functioning and cognitive health in older adults from 11 European countries.

CONCLUSIONS: Frequent consumption of fruits and vegetables contributes to slower disablement processes and might be an easily implementable way to improve the overall health of older adults. Future studies should examine the cross-national differences in the observed effects. PMID: 30729805 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30729805?dopt=Abstract

Source: Aging and Mental Health - February 7, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Gehlich KH, Beller J, Lange-Asschenfeldt B, Köcher W, Meinke MC, Lademann J Tags: Aging Ment Health Source Type: research