14 Nov 2012

Dieting: The Role of Fruits in Natural Health

Most fruits function as natural laxatives which helps to regulate your body's digestive process. They provide roughage and fiber that is important in helping your body get rid of wastes making you maintain a good and healthy body, as a result all unwanted wastes and weights are removed for that day.  

Fruits contains important vitamins that your body needs to stay healthy. Oranges and other citrus fruits, strawberries and many other fruits contain vitamins C, A and E which are important anti-oxidants, protecting your body from the damage caused by free radicals. 


The bright colors of many fruits are actually another source of benefits of fruit. The pigments that make
blueberries blue and cranberries red are actually something called Phytonutrients and they are extremely powerful antioxidants that help protect your body against cancer-causing free radicals and may slow down some of the effects of aging. 


What about vegetables? They are just the same like fruits, the play a major role in keeping the body healthy. 


HOW DOES FRUITS AND VEGETABLES HELP IN NATURAL WEIGHT LOSS?

Apart from the advantages we get from the consumption of fruits and vegetables they can also be used to help in weight control. Fruits and vegetables weigh as much as other foods but the amount of calories contained in them is not the same. When you eat a huge quantity of fruits and vegetables it won't give you much fat in your body. You should eat more of fruits and vegetables so that you can get less calories.

Also fruits and vegetables help in digestion of the other foods you eat so that your body digests well, absorb the necessary and disposes the unnecessary. It is a win - win situation when you eat more of fruits and vegetables.

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