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Discover the tremendous health benefits of incorporating vegetables into your daily diet. Rich in fiber, vitamins, and minerals, vegetables support essential body functions and help prevent chronic diseases like cancer and heart disease. With low calories and high water content, they are excellent for weight management and boosting metabolism. Green leafy vegetables are especially protective against strokes, while a diet rich in potassium from vegetables can reduce kidney stone risk and improve bone health. Make vegetables a staple for a healthier lifestyle!
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VegetablesWhy Eat Them? Nichole LeGall
The Body Aspect of Vegetables • Provide our body with fiber, vitamins, minerals which the body needs for healthy functioning. • Contain lots of water, meaning they have no calories. (no calories=no fat) • Good sources of energy for metabolism
Prevention • Green and leafy are the most protection against stroke • Reduces the risk of cancer • Reduces the risk of heart disease, along with many other heart aliments PREVENTION!
Better than Fruit? Depends on how you define “better” When trying to burn fats, VEGETABLES are the way to go! High in fiber foods, head more towards the FRUITS!
The Importance • Part of an overall healthy diet may reduce risk for type 2 diabetes. • Rich in potassium as part of an overall healthy diet may reduce the risk of developing kidney stones and may help to decrease bone loss. VEGETABLES!
Works Cited! • http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Are-The-Benefits-Of-Eating-Fruits-And-Vegetables?-Why-To-Eat-More-Of-Them&id=1005998 • http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=are+vegetables+better+than+fruit&d=4577696468700009&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=ae520df6,843885f9 • http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/vegetables_why.html