Fruits Health Benefits

Fruit Color:
Orange and Yellow: Fruits with orange or deep yellow flesh like apricots, cantaloupes, and mangoes get their color from the yellow-orange pigment that harbors beta-carotene, which the body converts to vitamin A. Beta-carotene helps prevent eye diseases and premature wrinkles.

Red color: Lycopene is responsible for the red color of fruits like watermelon and grapefruit, lycopene is said to clean the blood and prevent the occurrences of tumor and cancer.

Purple color: Flavonoids gives the vibrant purplish color to some fruits like grapes. Flavonoid helps protect against heart disease.

Health Benefits:-

Fruits are an excellent source of important vitamins.
Fruits are easily digested and have a cleansing effect on the blood and the digestive tract.

Many fruits are high in potassium, an electrolyte essential to maintaining a proper balance of body fluids. Adequate potassium also appears to reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure.

Fruits are rich in bioflavonoid which protect against cancer and other diseases. Numerous studies demonstrate that people who eat ample amounts of fruits enjoy a reduced incidence of cancer, heart attacks, and strokes.

Fruits are rich in Antioxidants that works by preventing cell damage caused by free radicals, unstable molecules that are released when the body burns oxygen.

Fruits are high in fiber and low in calories.
Fruits are a good source of natural sugars that provide quick energy.

The carbohydrates of fruits are easily digestible and are completely absorbed. Therefore they are very useful for sick and invalids for quick energy.

Many fruits especially figs and prunes contain large amount of fiber that can help prevent constipation.

Fruit is also low in sodium so they help reduce the chance of gaining water weight.

Fruits can help prevent wrinkles and help give you a smooth and radiant complexion.

Fruits high in pectin: Apples, grapes, and many other fruits contain pectin, a soluble fiber that helps regulate blood cholesterol levels. Berries, citrus, and dried fruits are especially high in both soluble and insoluble fibers.

Tips on how to get the most benefits from eating fruits:
Fruits are at their best when eaten in the raw and ripe state because they lose portions of their nutrient during cooking or processing.

Fruits are most beneficial when taken as a separate meal by themselves, preferably for breakfast in the morning.

Fruits are best eaten on an empty stomach; don’t eat any cooked food for at least half an hour after you have eaten the fruit.
It is also advisable to take one kind of fruit at a time.

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