The effect of fruits and vegetables on children's mental and cognitive health: A systematic review of intervention studies and perspective for future research

• Published in: Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Vol. 130; p. 112615
• Main Authors: Gillies, Nicola A., Lovell, Amy L., Waldie, Karen E., Wall, Clare R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2025; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Academic achievement; Berries; Beverages; Blueberries; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Children & youth; Clinical outcomes; Cognition; Cognition & reasoning; Cognition - drug effects; Cognitive ability; Diet; Diet - methods; Effectiveness; Executive function; Female; Fruit; Fruits; Humans; Intervention; Male; Mental disorders; Mental Health; Meta-analysis; Mood; Narratives; Population studies; Public health; Subject heading schemes; Synthesis; Systematic review; Vegetables; Executive function; Mood; Vegetables; Fruit; Mental health; Cognition; Children

•Increased fruit/vegetable intake plausibly supports children's brain health.•This review highlights the remarkable paucity of intervention evidence in this field.•Available studies use large berry fruit doses, which are not scalable interventions.•Intervention studies using whole fruits/vegeta...