Fruits and vegetables are important components of a healthy diet, and their consumption helps prevent various diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity.
The American Heart Association and other international organizations recommend that our diet include 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
Vitamins, minerals, and other components in fruits and vegetables are essential for human health.
Fiber, for example, contributes to transit through the digestive system and lowers cholesterol levels in the blood.
Vitamins and minerals help maintain good health and phytochemicals, such as the compounds that give tomatoes and carrots their bright colors, have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
In addition, these natural products promote proper digestion of other nutrients, increase intestinal volume, which helps regulate appetite and usually imply greater food safety, both fresh and prepared.
Fruits provide vitamins, minerals and fiber. It is important to know why these nutrients are so important:
Vitamins: The fruit stands out for its content of vitamins A and C. The first is used to develop vision and bones. Vitamin C also helps strengthen bones and gums, as well as repair tissues. Keep in mind that the main source of vitamin C, if not the only one, is fruit.
Minerals: In fruits there are mainly potassium and magnesium. Potassium helps nerves and muscles communicate and nutrients flow through cells. Magnesium is essential in human nutrition, serving for the body's biochemical reactions. Iron is another mineral that is found in practically all fruits, although in small quantities. In this case, it must be taken into account that vitamin C is essential for iron to be absorbed correctly, that is why it is important to take these two nutrients.
Fiber: Helps digestion and fights constipation. It also satiates, something very important considering the data on childhood obesity.
References:
Anónimo . (2019). La importancia de las frutas y verduras para tu salud. mayo 1, 2021 , de Libbys Sitio web: https://libbys.es/blog/habitos-saludables/la-importancia-de-las-frutas-y-las-verduras/4671
Anónimo . (2020). ¿Por qué debemos consumir frutas y verduras?. mayo 1, 2021 , de Alianza por la Salud Alimentaria Sitio web: https://alianzasalud.org.mx/2020/07/la-importancia-del-consumo-de-frutas-y-verduras-para-tu-salud/
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