Adherence

A 'Healthy' dietary pattern (characterized by high vegetable consumption) is associated with a lower likelihood of depressive symptoms, but this association may be driven by reverse causality (i.e., depressed individuals are less likely to eat healthy).

While eating a diet high in vegetables is linked to lower depression, this study suggests it might be because mentally healthy people are more likely to eat vegetables, rather than vegetables directly curing depression. Focus on small, sustainable changes rather than expecting diet to fix mood disorders alone.