Children who follow a healthy diet consisting of fruits and vegetables, while limiting intake of refined sugars and fat, may have better self-esteem than those who don\u2019t take adequate duet. The findings of the recent study reveal that better well-being was associated with consumption of fruit and vegetables, sugar and fat in accordance with dietary guidelines.<\/p>\n
Moreover, fish intake 2-3 times per week was also associated with better self-esteem and no emotional and peer problems. Intake of whole meal products was also associated with no peer problems.<\/p>\n
“We found that in young children there is an association between adherence to healthy dietary guidelines and better psychological well-being, which includes fewer emotional problems, better relationships with other children and higher self-esteem,” said Louise Arvidsson, from The Sahlgrenska Academy, at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.<\/p>\n
“Our findings suggest that a healthy diet can improve well-being in children,” Arvidsson added.<\/p>\n
For the study, published in the journal BMC Public Health, the team examined 7,675 children two to nine years of age from eight European countries — Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain and Sweden.<\/p>\n
The children were given a healthy dietary adherence score (HDAS) based on how closely they followed five guidelines: limiting sugar, limiting fat, preferencing whole meal over refined grains, eating 400-500gm of fruits and vegetables a day, and fish 2-3 times a week.<\/p>\n
A higher Healthy Dietary Adherence Score (HDAS) was associated with better self-esteem and fewer emotional and peer problems such as having fewer friends or being picked on or bullied, in children regardless of body weight, two years later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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