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By Cathy Wong, About.com Guide to Alternative Medicine since 2000

5 Foods for a Better Mood

Thursday December 28, 2006
42aa.jpg Eating certain foods may improve your mood, research suggests. The Food and Mood Project surveyed 200 people and found that 88% reported that changing their diet had a significant effect on mood.

Twenty six percent noticed improvements in mood swings, 26% in panic attacks and anxiety, and 24% in depression.

The top offending foods were sugar (80%), caffeine (79%), alcohol (55%) and chocolate (53%). Foods thought to benefit mood included water (80%), vegetables (78%), fruit (72%) and oil-rich fish (52%).

Don't know where to start? Consider eating more of these 5 Foods for a Better Mood.

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