The importance of eating fruits and vegetables

Posted by Chidinma on Wednesday October 8, 2014 at 16:27:27:

First foods, junks, snacks and other unhealthy food have taken over our eating lifestyle; fruits and vegetables are no longer included in our day to day diet or even when included, it will be just a small quantity. This is the major cause of many illness people are suffering from because the saying that you are what you eat is not just a mere saying, it is a reality; you will notice a big difference between someone whose diet consist mostly of carbohydrates and fats from another person whose diet is focused more on proteins and vitamins.

The benefits of including fruits and vegetables in your diet:

1. Contains Nutrients Needed By The Body: The most important benefits of including fruits and vegetables in your diet is that it contains major nutrients that helps to build up the body cell and defense system; for instance fruits like avocado contains antioxidants that helps to build up the body the immune system to fight against bacteria and virus in the body.

2. Helps In Weight Loss: Anybody who has a weight issue is always advised to reduce the portion of carbohydrates and fats in his diet and replace it with plenty fruit s and vegetable because fruits contains few calories and most times 0 grams of fats.

3. Good For The Outer Body: when you include plenty of fruits and vegetables in your diet, you will notice that your skin will start glowing; and also your hair, nails will to look healthier