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Diet Food Tips

Foods for Weight Loss : Fruitsand Vegetables
Simply up yourintake of fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, nuts and seeds. And,by doing this combined with other important diet strategies, you maylose weight naturally. Most plant foods are low-calorie, low-fat and veryfilling. And since they're fresh and whole, you won't be filling yourbody with processed ingredients.

It's important to consume a wide variety of colorful plant foods toreap the health benefits. That's because each contains different phytochemicalsthat work synergistically to combat disease. So the phytochemicals inthe pink grapefruit you ate for breakfast, for instance, may fight diseasemore effectively when combined with the avocado in your salad at lunch.

Last Updated -1st October 2005

Foods for Super Health
Plant foods are great as each contains unique phytochemicals that worktogether to fight disease.

Eat more of the following :

Broccoli, cabbage and kale
The isothiocynanates in these cruciferous vegetables stimulate theliver to break down pesticides and other carcinogens. In people susceptibleto colon cancer, these phytochemicals seem to reduce risk.

Carrots, mangos and winter squash
The alpha and beta carotenes in these orange vegetables and fruitsplay a role in cancer prevention, particularly of the lung, esophagusand stomach.

Citrus fruits, red apples and yams
The large family of compounds known as flavonoids found in these fruitsand vegetables (as well as red wine) show promise as cancer fighters.

Garlic and onions
The onion family (including leeks, chives and scallions) is rich inallyl sulfides, which can help lower high blood pressure and showpromise in protecting against cancers of the stomach and the digestivetract.

Pink grapefruit, red bell peppers and tomatoes
The phytochemical lycopene is actually more available after cooking,which makes tomato paste and ketchup the best sources of it. Lycopeneshows promise in fighting lung and prostate cancers.

Red grapes, blueberries and strawberries
The anthocyanins that give these fruits their distinctive colors mayhelp ward off heart disease by preventing clot formation. Anthocyaninsalso appear to inhibit tumor growth.

Spinach, collard greens and avocado
Lutein, which appears to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseaseand stroke as well as guard against age-related macular degeneration(which leads to blindness), is also abundant in pumpkins.

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