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Participants with unhappy and violent childhoods compared to those with happy and non-violent childhoods had adjusted ORs (95% CI, significance) of 2.67 (2.15 to 3.06, p&lt;0.001) of having low daily fruit and vegetable intake (two or less portions) and 1.53 (1.29 to 1.81, p&lt;0.001) of choosing \u2018feel good\u2019 foods over foods which were good for their long term health.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Daily intake of fruit and vegetables, linked to non-communicable diseases, and preference for \u2018feel good\u2019 foods, linked to obesity, are affected by childhood experience and adult well-being independent of demographic factors. 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