Reasons to eat more vegetables, even if you don't want to

There's a long list of reasons to add more vegetables into your diet. While some might be obvious — like helping you to lose weight — others, like the emotional aspects, aren't as intuitive.Here is why, according to health and wellness experts, you should load your plate with vegetables, even if you don't want to.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Americans have a lover affair with foods filled with fat, salt, and sugar.For some people, eating unhealthy foods is a result of not knowing which ones are good or bad for them. For others, it may be a primary emotional coping mechanism. But it's important to remember that no matter the emotion, whether it be stress, anger, boredom, loneliness, or something else, it can't be filled with food. In fact, a diet high in processed foods and low in vegetables has been associated with depression, whereas a diet high in fresh produce has been linked to an improvement in mental health. There's clearly a long list of reasons to add more vegetables into your diet. While some might be obvious — like having an easier time slipping into skinny jeans you bought last year — others, like the emotional aspects, aren't as intuitive. We reached out to health and wellness experts and asked them to share reasons why you should load your plate with vegetables, even if you don't want to.