Vegetables help your body in a variety of ways, which
just doesn’t leave you room to say “no thanks”. To begin, they contain many
vital vitamins and minerals that your body needs for proper functioning.
Vitamin A, which keeps your eyes healthy and helps your body prevent infection,
is abundant in many veggies. In addition, Potassium, which can help to keep
your blood pressure within a normal, healthy range, is also common. Other
nutrients like Vitamin C, Vitamin E, fiber, and folate are rich in vegetables.
Veggies help you in more ways than just providing vitamins and minerals, as
they also provide protection from certain cancers, decrease your risk of
cardiovascular disease, and help to maintain your weight. The fiber in vegetables is broken down into short chain fatty acids by gut bacteria, which then nourishes your gut and beneficial bacteria.
Vegetables like cauliflower, cabbage,
and broccoli have been shown to have cancer fighting abilities. Leafy greens like
kale and spinach are packed with fiber, vitamins and minerals, and folate and
also help fight off heart disease and cancer.
Here are some benefits of eating vegetables in your diet:
- Eating a diet rich in vegetables and fruits as part of an overall healthy diet may reduce risk for heart disease, including heart attack and stroke.
- Eating a diet rich in some vegetables and fruits as part of an overall healthy diet may protect against certain types of cancers.
- Diets rich in foods containing fiber, such as some vegetables and fruits, may reduce the risk of heart disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes.
- Eating vegetables and fruits rich in potassium as part of an overall healthy diet may lower blood pressure, and may also reduce the risk of developing kidney stones and help to decrease bone loss.
- Eating foods such as vegetables that are lower in calories per cup instead of some other higher-calorie food may be useful in helping to lower calorie intake.
So, have more
vegetables in your meals, instead of a calorie filled foods.
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