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- Researchers test if meals can reduce depression symptoms now.
- People follow a two-week simple healthy meal plan at home.
- Some people cook and prepare the meals by themselves.
- Other people get ready meals delivered to their homes.
- Both groups eat less processed food and improve diet.
- The delivery group showed larger drops in depressive symptoms.
- Many participants still used therapy or medication during study.
- Researchers suggest small changes and steady progress, not perfection.
Difficult words
- researcher — a person who studies and tests thingsResearchers
- depression — a long time feeling very sad
- symptom — a sign that someone is sick or unwellsymptoms
- processed — food that is changed and not fresh
- delivery — bringing something to a home or place
- medication — a drug or pills to help sickness
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Discussion questions
- Do you prefer cooking meals or having delivered meals?
- Can small changes help your health? Why or why not?
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