Therapeutic Value and Health Benefits of Vegetables
摘要
Inclusion of vegetables in daily diet offers numerous health benefits. Vegetables provide important nutrients for better health and maintenance of our body. The risk of some chronic diseases is likely to be reduced in people who use fresh fruits and vegetables. Vegetables and fruits have held a place in nutritional management due to concentrations of minerals, vitamins, dietary fiber, and more recently phytochemicals, especially antioxidants. This chapter reveals therapeutic properties of veggies and protection they provide against numerous disease conditions like diabetes, cardiovascular problems, osteoporosis, paralysis, cancer, obesity, eye diseases, gastrointestinal ailments, blood pressure, arthritis, and prostate/bladder and immunity issues.