Across cultures, protein foods (meats, eggs, seafood), fruits and vegetables, starchy foods, dairy products, and sweet and fat foods accounted for a majority of the foods that made individuals feel good. 

Foods Associated With Feeling Good

Across cultures, water, fruit juice, soft drinks, hot drinks, and alcohols accounted for a majority of the beverages that made individuals feel good. 

Beverages Associated With “Feeling Good”

Studies show that sensory and hedonic (pleasure) aspects of food consumption were bigger factors in the perception of an individual’s positive feelings compared to things like taste and nutrition. 

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What a person eats can have effects on many different aspects of their wellbeing. Researchers have determined that how an individual feels can be a result of the food they have eaten.

Foods Relationship With Wellbeing

Wellbeing is determined by having numerous moments or experiences of positive feelings and a lack of negative feelings

Positive Construct

Sulmont-Rossé, C., Drabek, R., Almli, V. L., van Zyl, H., Silva, A. P., Kern, M., McEwan, J. A., &amp; Ares, G. (2019). A cross-cultural perspective on feeling good in the context of foods and beverages. Food Research International, 115, 292–301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2018.12.012 

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