University students who eat a handful of walnuts every day are less likely to suffer from mental health problems.
A new study has revealed that undergraduates who ate two ounces of the snack per day experienced an improvement in their mental health.
They reported feeling less stressed out by their studies, less affected by depression symptoms and their quality of sleep improved.
The randomised 16-week clinical trial studied 60 randomly selected university students aged between 18 and 35.
Most nuts are good for mental and physical health as they contain important vitamins, minerals and protein.
Dr. Larisa Bobrovskaya, lead researcher for the study at the University of South Australia, said: “University students are a unique population of people who transition into their adulthood while completing university degrees which can be challenging and stressful.
“The pressure to complete and find attractive jobs is high and can impact on students’ mental and physical health and overall wellbeing.
“Thus, managing academic stress is important and various strategies can be adopted by students to get through their university journeys.
“Dietary intervention is one of such strategies that can boost students’ brain health is often neglected by students.”
Source: Bang Showbiz
