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Vegetable Nutrition Facts

By Sienna Nalin


Some people may not be a big fan of vegetables just because junk food tastes good. I can even vouch for that, but junk food is not good for you at all. We need vegetables in our diets so that our bodies can get all the vegetables and minerals that it needs. There are ways to make vegetables taste delicious.

Vegetables are very necessary because of the affects that they have on your body. As previously noted, vegetables offer many vitamins and minerals. They also are low in fat. The vegetables that you should really eat are the ones that are yellow, green or orange. These colored vegetables are high in vitamins.

As in fruits, vegetables too are home for many antioxidants that; firstly, help protect the human body from oxidant stress, diseases and cancers, and secondly; help the body develop the capacity to fight against these by boosting immunity.

Additionally, vegetables are packed with soluble as well as insoluble dietary fiber known as non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) such as cellulose, mucilage, hemi-cellulose, gums, pectin...etc. These substances absorb excess water in the colon, retain a good amount of moisture in the fecal matter, and help its smooth passage out of the body. Thus, sufficient fiber offers protection from conditions like hemorrhoids, colon cancer, chronic constipation, and rectal fissures.

Vegetable nutrition is very important and is something we all must be conscious on. Vegetables offer many benefits, so why pass them up?

Since vegetables are low in calories, you can actually lose weight by introducing a lot of vegetables into your diet. The fact that you are eating fewer calories and some are negative in calories; you are producing a better you.

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By adding more vegetables to your diet you are setting yourself up to become healthier, and even lose weight. These are two great benefits that in the long run produce good results for other aspects of your life.




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