Benefits of Fruits

WHY FRUITS?

People who eat more fruits and vegetables  as part of an overall  healthy diet are likely to have a reduces risk of some chronic diseases. Fruits provides  nutrients  vital for health and maintenance of your body.

Nutrients

·         Most fruits are naturally low fat, sodium, and calories.  Must no have cholesterol.

·         Diets rich in potassium may help to maintain healthy blood pressure. Fruit  sources of potassium

Include bananas, prunes and prune juice, dried preaches and apricots, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, and orange juice.

·         Fruits are sources of many essential nutrients that are underconsumed, including potassium, ditery fiber, vitamin C, and folate.

·         Vitamin C is important for growth and repair of all body issues, helps heal cuts  and wounds, and keeps teeth and gums healthy.

·         Folate helps the body from red blood cells. Women of childbearing age who may become pregnant should consume adiquate folate from foods. This reduce the risk of neural tube defects, spina bifida, and anencephaly during fetal develepment.

Health benefits

·         Diets rich in food containing fiber, such as some vegetables and fruits, may reduce the risk of heart disease, obesity and 2 type diabetes.

·         Eating vegetables and fruits rich in potassium as part of an overall healthy diet may lower blood

Pressure, and may also reducethe risk of developing kidney stones and help to decrease bone loss.

·         Eating food such as fruits that are lower in calories per cup instead of some other higher-calorie

Food maybe useful in helping to lower calorie intake.

·         Eating a diet rich in vegetables and fruits as part of overall diet may reduce risk for heart disease, including heart attck and stroke

·         Overall healthy diet may protect against certains types of cancers.