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Health Benefits Of Vegetables by Kcconcept(m): 8:21pm On Nov 11, 2017
Health Benefits Of Vegetables



Vegetables are an essential health benefit in our day to day lives, vegetables contain foods with great nutrients including potassium, fiber, folate (folic acid) and vitamins A, E and C. People who eat fruit and vegetables as part of their daily diet have a reduced risk of many chronic diseases. Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables as part of an overall healthy diet may reduce the risk of stroke and perhaps other cardiovascular diseases. Taking vegetables as part of an overall healthy diet may protect against certain cancers, such as the mouth, stomach, and colon-rectum cancer. Most vegetables are naturally low in fat and calories. Here are a few of vegetables rich in nutrients that are readily available for consumption:




Broccoli

Broccoli belongs to the cruciferous vegetable family, which includes kale, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, collard greens, rutabaga, and turnips. Broccoli is an edible green plant in the cabbage family whose large flowering head is eaten as a vegetable. Broccoli like any other vegetables is essential and good for health. I recommend you get a proper cooking method cause its nutritional value vary when steamed versus any other cooking method.


Health benefits of Broccoli:

• Anti-inflammatory benefits

• Helps improve detoxification

• Digestive and cardiovascular support

• It also improves bone health

• Protection from chronic disease



Carrots




Carrots are one of the most widely used and enjoyed vegetables in the world, partly because they grow relatively easily and are very versatile in a number of dishes and cultural cuisines. These root vegetables are also a good source of antioxidants. Furthermore, they are rich in vitamin A, C, K, and B8, as well as pantothenic acid, folate, potassium, iron, copper, and manganese.


Carrots are capable of

• Lowering blood pressure

• Boost immunity

• Prevent cancer

• Aid digestion


Onions



Onion is blessed with excessively numerous health benefit, Whether white, yellow, or red, onions are one of the world’s most popular and versatile vegetables, but its curative powers make it an important medicinal plant too. Like garlic, it is a member of the lily family. There can be no doubting the power of the juices contained in onions; anyone who has ever sliced one and shed a tear is only too aware that they hold something special.

Onions are good sources of:

• vitamin C and B6, iron, folate, and potassium.

Study has that onion is so much more active in its raw state than when cooked, it contains a variety of organic sulfur compounds, contained in a volatile oil, that provide the health benefits.


Spinach




Spinach is a great an awesome food felled with essential nutrients necessary to the body. It is loaded with tons of nutrients in a low-calorie package. Dark, leafy greens like spinach are important for skin, hair, and bone health. They also provide protein, iron, vitamins, and minerals.


Health benefits of spinach include:

• Asthmatic prevention

• Diabetes management

• Cancer prevention

• Healthy skin and hair

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source: myfitnessclinic.com

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