Vegetables and Fruits

The benefits of Vegetables and Fruits for Health

Vegetables and fruits have been used since thousands of years ago to be consumed and processed naturally without using any mixture. The content of nutrients such as vitamins and most minerals sourced from vegetables and fruits. Dark green leafy vegetables like spinach, katuk, and fruit or vegetable is yellow / orange like carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, pumpkin, papaya, mango, and others. was rich in vitamin A. This vitamin works to maintain healthy eyes, skin structure, hair, and teeth.

Fruits and vegetables are also rich in vitamin E. Vitamin E is abundant in green leafy vegetables (spinach) and tomatoes. Fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin E can prevent heart disease, cancer, stroke, and viral infections. Not only that, fruits and vegetables also contain lot of vitamin C. Vitamin C functions as an antioxidant, healthy gums, and prevent bruising. In fruits vitamin C is widely available on guava, oranges, tomatoes, mango and soursop.

In an article Dra Emma S. Wirakusumah, MSc. revealed that of the various research suggests fruits and vegetables full of vitamins and minerals but also contain non-nutritional substances that are beneficial to health such as fiber, phytochemicals, and others. Drug related phytochemicals can neutralize toxins and carcinogens by neutralizing free radicals, inhibiting the enzymes that activate carcinogens, as well as stimulate the enzymes that neutralize carcinogens.

Fruits and vegetables contain phytochemicals which include spinach, broccoli, cabbage, beans, tomatoes, papaya, grapes, oranges, carrots, and others. Fruits are usually eaten fresh. Processed by means cooked vegetables with little water or pan-fried dishes and a soup such as soup. Another way to do that a lot lately in the form of juice.