David Edikan Okon

Health benefits of fruits and vegetables David Edikan Okon

The intake of fruits and vegetables are necessary for each day. A common saying is that "an apple a day keeps the doctor away".

This booklet is to cover the nutritional and medicinal importance of fruits and vegetables. As a food group, they are rich in nutrients such as antioxidants (vitamins A, E, C and carotenoids such as beta-carotene), photo-chemical, folate, dietary fibre and potassium. They are also low fat and kilojoules.

Finally, for brevity and uniformity, there are twenty-seven fruits and vegetables selected in total. The remedies were streamed line into five.