healthy body tips

Fruit juices commonly available as 100 percent fruit juice include: orange, apple, grape, and grapefruit.
People who eat more fruits and vegetables as part of an overall healthy diet are less likely to get some chronic diseases. Fruits also provide nutrients vital for health and maintenance of the body. For example:

1. Most fruits are naturally low in fat, sodium, and calories. None have cholesterol.


2. Fruits are important sources of many nutrients, including potassium, dietary fiber, Vitamin C, and folate (folic acid). Fruits are important sources of many nutrients, including potassium, dietary fiber, Vitamin C, and folate (folic acid).


3. Diets rich in potassium may help to maintain healthy blood pressure. Fruit sources of potassium include bananas, prunes and prune juice, dried peaches and apricots, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, and orange juice.


4. Dietary fiber from fruits, as part of an overall healthy diet, helps reduce blood cholesterol levels and may lower risk of heart disease. Fiber is important for proper intestinal function. Fiber containing foods such as fruits help provide a feeling of fullness, with fewer calories. Whole or cut-up fruits are sources of dietary fiber; fruit juices contain little or no fiber.


5. Vitamin C is important for growth and repair of all body tissues, helps heal cuts and wounds, and keeps teeth and gums healthy.


6. Folate (folic acid) helps the body form red blood cells.


7. A diet rich in fruits and vegetables may provide health benefits throughout life, including:


8. Reduced risk for stroke and perhaps other cardiovascular diseases.


9. Reduced risk for type 2 diabetes.


10. Protection against certain cancers, such as mouth, stomach, and colon-rectum cancer.


11. Reduced risk of coronary heart disease.


12. Reduced risk of developing kidney stones and decreased bone loss.


13. Reduction in calorie intake.


14. And finally, all these nutrition benefits come from foods that taste delicious!