store
finder
Shop Online at Pharmasave shop
online
weekly
flyer
Email  
Sign Up

The benefits of eating fruits and vegetables

A fruit and veggie market is a feast for the eyes as well as for the body. All the colours – the bright and sumptuous reds, the verdant greens, the vibrant oranges and yellows, and the deep, dark blues and purples – are a sensual delight and a bounty of nutrients. If these colourful fruits and veggies had labels, they'd read like the bottles of vitamins and supplements on health-store shelves: fibre, vitamins and minerals galore, and antioxidants. Since fruits and veggies don't have labels, it's their colours that reveal some of their nutritional rewards.

Phytochemicals, compounds found in fruits and vegetables, are like nature's paintbrush, giving plant- and fruit-derived foods their hue and some of their nutritional oomph. Beta-carotene, lutein, and lycopene, for example, are phytochemicals known as antioxidants. Antioxidants reduce cancer risks by helping our bodies to neutralize free radicals, which are compounds that can damage our cells. To reap the benefits of this healthy harvest, crack the fruit and veggie colour code.

All material copyright MediResource Inc. 1996 – 2024. Terms and conditions of use. The contents herein are for informational purposes only. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Source: www.medbroadcast.com/healthfeature/gethealthfeature/Crack-the-Colour-Code-for-Healthy-Eating

Share this page

facebook twitter linkedin