Posts tagged: phytochemicals

Jan 06 2010

Why need to eat vegetables?

There are three processes that occur in the body, namely the combustion (power), construction (growth) and settings. To get the energy, the body needs carbohydrate, fat and protein. Whereas for growth and development is needed protein and water. And to arrange for all these processes occur must have vitamins and minerals derived from vegetables and fruits. “That’s Why the vegetable is very important for the body, because there are certain substances which can only be obtained through the vegetables. In the flesh there is also vitamins and minerals, but the discrepancy was small,” said Leane.

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According to David Heber, Ph.D., author of What Color is You Diet! in this world there are approximately 25,000 types of phytochemicals, and each plays a specific function in cells to help prevent various diseases such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease, blindness due to age and Alzheimer’s. Although there is still no provision how many phytochemicals Read more »

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