Being in nature: Good for mind, body and nutrition

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Being in nature: Good for mind, body and nutrition

In late 2020, Canadian doctors made headlines for “prescribing nature,” or recommended time outdoors based on research that suggests people who spent two or more hours in nature per week improved their health and well-being. Knowing this, transdisciplinary researchers from Drexel University investigated how nature relatedness—simply feeling connected with the natural world—benefits dietary diversity and fruit and vegetable intake, in a study recently published the American Journal of Health Promotion.

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