Eating fruit linked to better mental health for teens

A new study involving Aussie adolescents suggests a healthy diet can be fruitful for mental health. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Eating even one extra serve of fruit a day could help reduce anxiety and depression in teenagers, new research has found.

The study by the University of Sydney surveyed young people for three years, with researchers finding that eating one extra serve of any type of fruit each day was associated with a 13 per cent lower risk of depression symptoms.