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Many people associate fruit consumption with increased health benefits but do know what some of those benefits are? For example, many of us enjoy fresh strawberries, but what kind of nutritional role do they play?
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about 1 year ago
you poop regularly which is good for the digestive system
about 1 year ago
I like eating brightly colored berries so that I can have colorful poo.
It makes me happy, which is good for my heart.
about 1 year ago
Fruits contain vitamins which are good for you and also keep you regular which is good for digestion.
about 1 year ago
Most fruits contain a truckload of vitamins, which aid in the many functions of the human body.
about 1 year ago
They contain vitamins and minerals. They also have a lot of fibre in.
about 1 year ago
By making hair longer and shinier. Helping eye sight, teeth, and muscles.
about 1 year ago
eating millions of peaches will make you poop blood for weeks and your hair full of body and shine !
about 1 year ago
well, in addition to the health benefits, and cancer fighting agents of . blueberries, cabbage , broccoli , bananas
apple ,red beans , sweet potatoes, etc…..
If people would eat more fruit ,
I wouldn’t have to walk into a public bathroom and feel the need to barf….
due to , uhh… o ….lets just say ” toxic protein emissions”
about 1 year ago
they have:
1) antioxidants, which help protect you from the free radicals that attack you everyday
2) fiber, which helps keep you regular
3) other minerals and vitamins, that help with functions that otherwise wouldn’t happen.
There are numerous benefits, they help you from developing so many diseases and cancers.
if you want to know about a specific fruits nutritional value, google it
about 1 year ago
Fruit contains H20 which hydrate your body.
Fruit contains vitamen which give you the supplement you need.
Fruit contains varies Essential for important need to improve the body.
Fruit contains Carbohydrates to give energy to the muscle.
The fruit that I know that offer special effect to your body is the apple. Apple contains special essential that lower your body weight.
about 1 year ago
Their low in calories and have next to no fat which means you can eat a lot of them and not gain any weight or have to worry about your heart.
about 1 year ago
fruit has vitamens in it which you need, otherwise you get sick. also without fruit you get constapation. dont eat too much fruit though, 5 full handfuls of fruit a day
if i say fivepeices of fruit a day you might cheat and eat five grapes! vitamins are essencail for strong healthy hair and strong nails. also for glowing eyes and skin.
about 1 year ago
Plants naturally absorb the sun’s energy so that gets passed on to us. When we eat a chicken that ate the plant we aren’t absorbing as much energy available to do biological work. Then there are vitamins and minerals we need.
about 1 year ago
More fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants
about 1 year ago
binds free radicals
about 1 year ago
Antioxidants. Nutrients. Minerals. Water content helps fulfill 8-10 glass per day consumption. Builds immune system.
about 1 year ago
well…you fart more….farting makes people smile/laugh….hence….longer life…?
about 1 year ago
Well, in addition to the vitamins they contain, a lot of fruits have antioxidants in them as well… so they help keep your body healthy by protecting body cells from free radicals. But I guess it depends on the fruit as to what particular benefits you’ll get. The potassium in bananas is good for thwarting muscle cramps, the fiber in apples is good for digestion, the vitamin C in oranges is good for your immune system… Plus, they’re yummy and relatively low in calories, so you can eat a lot of them. I reckon.
about 1 year ago
the vitamins help many things such as skin and immune system
about 1 year ago
well…if you believe they will make you healthier, you will be healthier
about 1 year ago
Many hundreds of fruits, including fleshy fruits like apple, peach, pear, kiwifruit, watermelon and mango are commercially valuable as human food, eaten both fresh and as jams, marmalade and other preserves. Fruits are also found commonly in such manufactured foods as cookies, muffins, yoghurt, ice cream, cakes, and many more. Many fruits are used to make beverages, such as fruit juices (orange juice, apple juice, grape juice, etc) or alcoholic beverages, such as wine or brandy.
Many vegetables are botanical fruits, including tomato, bell pepper, eggplant, okra, squash, pumpkin, green bean, cucumber and zucchini. Olive fruit is pressed for olive oil. Apples are often used to make vinegar. Spices like vanilla, paprika, allspice and black pepper are derived from berries.[25]
Nutritional value
Fruits are generally high in fiber and vitamin C.
Nonfood uses
Because fruits have been such a major part of the human diet, different cultures have developed many different uses for various fruits that they do not depend on as being edible. Many dry fruits are used as decorations or in dried flower arrangements, such as unicorn plant, lotus, wheat, annual honesty and milkweed. Ornamental trees and shrubs are often cultivated for their colorful fruits, including holly, pyracantha, viburnum, skimmia, beautyberry and cotoneaster.
Fruits of opium poppy are the source of the drugs opium and morphine. Osage orange fruits are used to repel cockroaches. Bayberry fruits provide a wax often used to make candles. Many fruits provide natural dyes, e.g. walnut, sumac, cherry and mulberry.[30] Dried gourds are used as decorations, water jugs, bird houses, musical instruments, cups and dishes. Pumpkins are carved into Jack-o’-lanterns for Halloween. The spiny fruit of burdock or cocklebur were the inspiration for the invention of Velcro.
Coir is a fiber from the fruit of coconut that is used for doormats, brushes, mattresses, floortiles, sacking, insulation and as a growing medium for container plants. The shell of the coconut fruit is used to make souvenir heads, cups, bowls, musical instruments and bird houses.
above all i like to eat / feed fruits.
about 1 year ago
You are what you eat. You eat fresh alive fruits,
vegetables, you feel fresh.
You eat meat from dead animals, you feel depressed, slow,sluggish, heavy.
about 1 year ago
Well fruits and vegetables contain alot of the minerals your body needs to convert calories into energy and to run the rest of your body for example Vitamin A a very easy vitamin to get helps promote normal bone growth, hair, skin and so forth. Strawberries provide alot of Vitamin C which helps your body heal after injury, The diff vitamin b’s, their are 8 different types, help your body break down carbs and fat into energy. Then it also supplys larger amounts of fiber, fiber helps absorb water, it prevents high blood cholesterol and can help clean out our arteries of excess fats and cholesterols. Alot of people also don’t realize fruits and vegetables also are very low in calories so if you have bad eating habits such as eating out of boredom, eating before bed, eating while you work… or so on which you all probably have don’t worry I do too xD, they can help you fill your habits without adding extreme amounts of daily calorie intake.
about 1 year ago
Fruits are nutrient dense containing a lot of vitamins and minerals. Most fruits are very high in antioxidants and other phytochemicals that may contribute to good health. Antioxidants are believed to neutralize free radicals which damage our cells. Plus fruits are high in fiber which is also good for us.
about 1 year ago
Because they contain vitamins, minerals and definitely lots of fiber in them.
about 1 year ago
Fruit contains many vitamins which is good for your immune system and for your general health. Fruit also has a good source of fiber which is helpful when you gotta go. Fruit is also part of a balanced diet, so go on, and eat some good fruit!
about 1 year ago
No one will ever know the full benefit of fresh fruits and vegetables, especially if grown as near to organic (without artificial fertilizers) or organic, if possible.
My guess is that the Vitamin C, fiber, and other known benefits from fresh strawberries is just the tip of the iceberg, because we simply don’t know all the things that are in there. In contrast, artificial or prepared foods are much more easily defined, as the more prep, the less pep, as they say.
about 1 year ago
the fruits are not just sources of minerals and vitamins and enzymes needed by the body for normal body functions but also a buffer system that enable the body to combat the negative effects of acidic foods since ruits are most alkaline in nature.they also detoxyfy the body systems resulting to good health status of the body.
about 1 year ago
Fruit doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s 100% healthy. Fruits are simply nature’s desserts. You should only eat so much as if it were a bowl of ice cream. It does contain many vitamins and minerals (depending on which fruit you are eating), but most of the nutritional material in fruit is natural sugar. You should only eat the recommended serving needed per day and your good to go.
about 1 year ago
Eating fruits and vegetables allows a person to be more regular which prevents colon cancer. I have 2 to 4 bowel movements per day, which could mean that I’m defacating a lot of unwanted fat which my body would otherwise store. It is difficult to get people to believe that I have that many bowel movements a day and it is not diarrhea. It has nothing to do with that. It’s called a healthy digestive system.
You would be amazed at how easy it is to incorporate vegetables and fruits into your diet. When you are at home, instead of drinking bottled juice or health sapping soda, put a short stem of broccoli, some orange juice, pomegranate juice and a banana in a blender. Smash a vitamin and throw it in too, Throw some ice in and whirl till smooth. You won’t even taste the broccoli. Smash This is a very nutritional drink. I highly recommend getting a juice extractor as well.
Consuming these types of foods also keeps you from getting sick. I haven’t had a cold in years, and if I do get one, it lasts 2 or 3 days. That’s it.
Fruits and vegetables are loaded with flavenoids and antioxidants which detoxify your system, keep you healthy, keep you looking younger, skin healthy hair more flaxen, etc..and generally raise the defense of your immune system
about 1 year ago
a person who eats lots of fruits hardly ever gets a cold are flu.eaten with other foods fruits makes foods digest better,with all the enzymes and amino acids in fruits.and a person will live longer
about 1 year ago
It has fiber,which aids pooping(yes it sounds silly). It helps you poop easier so that waste isnt stuck in you intestines for long,reslulting in toxic buildups. If you go #2 once or twice daily then your getting your fiber.
Fruit also conatians antioxidants for a strong immune system. Cranberries, I know are great to prevent urinary problems in cats. Fruits also ave essential vitamins and minerals. Mainly C.
I know some of you will laugh at my first comment. My favorite fruits are grapes,chocoalte covered strawberries,and nectarines.
about 1 year ago
Fruit regulates the digestive system which prevents constipation or upset stomachs. Fruit can always help regulate blood sugar. If your diabetic fruit isnt a good choice all the time but the vitamins in fruit help with alot of things. Like antibodys which help keep you from getting deathly sick.
about 1 year ago
Vitamins, antioxidants, lower calories, less red meat in your colon. Which incidentally means you do poop regularly……
about 1 year ago
All fruits have antioxidants and fiber, plus: not too many calories per serving. — Under 100, normally. Some have Lycopene in them, some have carotenoids, merely all have phytonutrients, some: vitamin C and iron, and over a long period of time, if you eat several pieces a day and stay away from sugary foods and those with monosodium glutamate in it (like most soups) and corn syrup, then: it helps protect you somewhat from getting age-related diseases like cancer, alzheimers and infections, too. It also helps your central nervous system, which, in turn, helps your immune system.
about 1 year ago
Blueberries are an excellent source of antioxidants.
about 1 year ago
I like drinking lots of cranberry juice, which is good, because I don’t evacuate my bladder as much as I should. It helps out the kidneys.
Oh, and I’ve heard that rich berries, like strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries help with uric acid, which causes gout. My dad likes to eat them whenever his foot’s acting up.
about 1 year ago
of course uncooked/fresh fruits contains more nutritional value…….because when cooked, the vitamins/minerals it cotain will have a chemical reaction causing them to produce some less important chemicals
about 1 year ago
Eating fruits is great. here are some of the reasons
1. Good source of Vitamins (usually Vitamin C or A)
2. Good source of fiber
3. Good source of anti-oxidants
4. Some fruits boosts up your energy and happiness
5. Non fattening
6. They taste great!
about 1 year ago
Fruits and vegetables provide essential vitamins and minerals, fiber, and other nutrients that are important for good health.
Compared to people who eat only small amounts of fruits and vegetables, those who eat more generous amounts — as part of a healthy diet — are likely to have a reduced risk of chronic diseases. These diseases include stroke, type 2 diabetes, some types of cancer, and perhaps heart disease and high blood pressure.
Most fruits and vegetables are naturally low in fat and calories, so substituting them for high-calorie foods can be a calorie-reducing strategy.
about 1 year ago
The biggest benefit you get from eating fruit (besides the antioxidants they contain) is that it keeps you from eating big macs, fries and other killer carbohydrates. It’s like Oatmeal lowering your cholesterol. If you eat oatmeal for breakfast it will lower your cholesterol.
Ya especially if you’ve been eating bacon and eggs with cheese on it.
Get it?
about 1 year ago
it helps a lot your organism because it provides your body with vitamins and minerals!! and also it don`t make you fat!! instead of eating junk foods just eat an apple a day and it also keeps the doctor away
about 1 year ago
yes yes all the vitamins and great stuff, but don’t forget, fruits are loaded with sugar as well and too much sugar (no matter how healthy a fruit looks) is never good for you even if it’s from a fruit.
about 1 year ago
you know the saying: an apple a day keeps the doctor away, unfortunatly it is incorrect… somewhere in China a girl did just that and ended up oveweight and unhealthy. Although fruits are good for you I wouldn’t overdue it.
about 1 year ago
vitamins, water content, fiber, antioxidants, flavinoids, etc.
the list goes on and on
about 1 year ago
We’re designed by evolution to eat a mainly fruit diet. Look at our modern primate cousins. Fibre, antioxidants, minerals like potassium, a fairly low kilojoule intake compared with meat. Most wealthy countries are in the temperate zone where fruit is quite expensive, but most of our evolutionary history was in the tropics and sub-tropics where fruit is the most readily-obtainable food.
about 1 year ago
It could reduce the risk of stroke
it could reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes
It could reduce certain types of cancer
It could reduce the risk of coronary heart disease
Fruits high in potassium could reduce kidney stones and bone loss
It could also help reduce calorie intake.
Fruit is naturally low in fat and sodium
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EXCERPT from link below
http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/fruits_why.html
Fruits are important sources of many nutrients, including potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin C, and folate (folic acid).
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.
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 bowel function. It helps reduce constipation and diverticulosis.
Vitamin C is important for growth and repair of all body tissues, helps heal cuts and wounds, and keeps teeth and gums healthy.
Folate (folic acid) helps the body form red blood cells. Women of childbearing age who may become pregnant and those in the first trimester of pregnancy should consume adequate folate, including folic acid from fortified foods or supplements. This reduces the risk of neural tube defects, spina bifida, and anencephaly during fetal development.
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Researchers at Tufts University declair Blueberries were rated highest in their capacity to destroy free radicals.
US scientists have shown that the antioxidants contained in Blueberries help to slow th ageing process and reduce the risk of cancer.
BANANAS
The miracle fruit
http://www.karinya.com/bananas.htm
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There are just too MANY benefits from eating fresh fruit to ignore them.
about 1 year ago
it contains vitamin minerals etc which keeps your body fit
about 1 year ago
Strawberries have antioxidents in them. They are important for preventing cancers and getting the toxins out of your body. They also have lots of vitaman C. Pottasium, found in bananas, helps keep cramps out of the muscles. Oranges have vitaman C which helps aid in the prevention of colds and flus. Pomagranates have good for you antioxidents just like strawberrys.
about 1 year ago
some fruits give us vitamine,that really need for our body