Fruits benefits health
Fruits can be considered as the most nutritional food that an individual may eat. Most individuals need to consume on a daily basis more fruits because of its benefits in maintaining good health. Research shows that a good intake of fruits can go a long way in promoting good health and protecting you from diseases.
Are you eating enough fruits?
Benefits of eating fruits
- Fruits prevent cancer
- Eating fruit seeds prevents cancer;
- Fruit are generally high in water;
- When eaten with the skin, fruits offer fiber;
- Most fruits are naturally fat free;
- Fruit stimulates the memory;
- Fruit is the most natural food;
- Fruits are part of a healthy diet
- Fruits help protect you from chronic diseases.
- Fruits come in different colors
- Fruits taste delicious and children love them
Fruits prevent cancer
Research has revealed that 20% of all cancers can be prevented if we eat at least five servings of fruit per day. If you decide to consume more fruits and fruit juices every day, you will have a far lesser chance of developing certain cancers.
Eating fruit seeds prevent cancer 
The seed of fruits especially apricot and peach contains vitamin B17 which prevents cancer. Certain scientist suggest that cancer may be a deficiency disease caused by a lack in vitamin B17, which surprisingly is found in fruit seeds.
Fruit are generally high in water
Fruits generally contains lots of water although the water they provide is usually not counted when fluid intake is calculated. Fruits primarily consist of water, just as approximately 70% of your body is water. Have you experienced how refreshing it is to eat a watermelon on a hot summer day?
When eaten with the skin, fruits offer fiber
Fibers is important in maintaining health and preventing disease. They are credited with lowering cholesterol levels and improving glucose control in diabetics. Fiber also helps in preventing obesity, cardiovascular disease, and serves as a protection against colon and breast cancers. If you need to relieve or prevent constipation, ensure that you have a high intake of fiber.
Most fruits are naturally fat free
With the exception of avocado, coconut and olives, fruits are naturally fat free. We can all agree that cholesterol and saturated fats harm our bodies and lead to heart disease and obesity. Fruits contain none of these, thus making it a perfect source of food.
Fruit stimulates the memory
Unlike processed sugars, which limit our thinking capability by clogging our minds, fruits contain natural sugars which allows us to use our brain more effectively. It has been realized that those who consume more fruit has a greater ability to recall information faster and more easily. Fruits can be very valuable to you if you are a student. Ensure that you take a fruit with you next time you leave for school.
Fruit is the most natural food
Unlike starchy foods or vegetables, which generally need preparation, fruits can be picked from the tree and eaten immediately. If hungry and in need of a quick snack, eat a fruit and enjoy the benefits.
Fruits are part of a healthy diet
Fruits are one of the five food groups needed to make a healthy diet. It is recommended that we include a variety of fruit in our diet to ensure that we consume valuable amounts of vitamins and nutrients.
Fruits help protect you from chronic diseases.
Fruits contain essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber that may help protect you from chronic diseases such as: heart disease,
hypertension, cataracts, macular degeneration.
Fruits come in different colors
Have you ever seen any other food come in so many amazing colors?
Fruits taste delicious and children love them
Fruits are the only natural food that children enjoy eating. They also love junk food, but it is not natural and is detrimental to their health. Ensure that your child maintains good health by ensuring that a variety of fresh fruits are always available.
When should fruit be eaten?
Before fruit is ripe, it is in a starchy state and while in this condition, it provides you very little food value and is hard to digest. But as the fruit ripens, it turns into grape sugar especially if allowed to ripen in the air and sun and is easily digestible. It is also better to cook fruits that were picked before they were allowed to ripen, than it is to eat them raw. Do you know that most of the imported fruits you buy were picked before they were allowed to ripen and as results do not possess as much nutritional value as those which were allowed to ripen on the tree? The banana is the only fruit that maintains the same nutritional value when picked green and allowed to ripen.
Do not eat half ripe bananas
Don’t you feel sick when you eat bananas? Do you eat bananas, which have particles of green over the skin? Too often we eat bananas too green while they are in a starchy state. When the banana is eaten it this state, it leaves a starchy state in your mouth and may make you feel 
sick because it is less digestible. When digested in this state, the banana forms gas, decomposes and cause trouble. Next time you buy bananas from the store, examine it carefully to ensure that it is fully ripe and healthy for digestion.
When eaten fully ripe bananas are easily digested and provide a good source of potassium, folic acid, vitamin A and B6.
Source:
Dudek, Susan G. Nutrition essentials for nursing practice. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007.
Kloss, Jethro. Back To Eden HARDCOVER Revised Ed (Golden Anniversary Edition). New York: Lotus, 1997. Print.
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