Fruits and Vegetables: Health and Nutrition Information Document List

List of Fruit - Vegetables Publications:

• Lower Stress by Eating More Fruit and Vegetables

  New research from Edith Cowan University suggests eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables is associated with lower stress level.

• Live Well By Eating Green Foods

  Naturopaths have recommended the use of green foods to enhance the treatment of diseases such asthma candida lupus and HIV.

• Benefits of Cucumber for Healthy Skin and Eyes

  Cucumber can help in treating many skin problems, it has become part of daily beauty products and routine for face packs, facials, juicing and also has benefits for your skin and eyes.

• How Do I Possibly Eat All Those Fruits and Vegetables?

  Hints and tips on how to add fruit and vegetables to your food diet to meet your average daily dietary requirements and possibly stave off disease and cancers.

• Color Chart of Healthy Fruits and Vegetables

  List of different color fruits and vegetables that contain unique health components essential to health and wellness.

• Study Finds Lutein May Counter Cognitive Aging

  Lutein may play a protective role against age-related cognitive decline, suggests a study by University of Illinois kinesiology and community health professor Naiman Khan and postdoctoral researcher Anne Walk.

• Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Help Achieve Nutrition Goals

  Research shows consumers of frozen fruits and vegetables have significantly greater intakes of key healthy nutrients, such as potassium, fiber and calcium.

• Consuming Up To 10 Portions of Fruit and Vegetables a Day May Prevent Premature Death

  A fruit and vegetable intake above five per day shows major benefit in reducing chance of heart attack, stroke, cancer and early death.

• Kidney Patients Medicine Expenses Cut by Eating More Fruit and Vegetables

  People with kidney disease who eat more fruits and vegetables to their diet improve blood pressure and cut medicine expenses nearly in half compared to treatment with baking soda regimen.

• Leafy Greens Key to Gut Health

  How bacteria feed on a sugar molecule found in leafy green vegetables may be key to how good bacteria protect the gut and promote good health.

• Fruit Pectin for Arthritis Pain and Inflammation

  Pectin present in many fruits is known to naturally relieve joint pain and the pain of arthritis.

• Purple Potatoes May Help Kill and Prevent Spread of Colon Cancer

  Baked purple fleshed potatoes suppressed the growth of colon cancer tumors in petri dishes and in mice by targeting the cancer's stem cells.

• Sulforaphane in Vegetables May Improve Autism

  Study reveals sulforaphane, a chemical present in broccoli and other vegetables, may improve autism symptoms.

• Adults Need to Double Their Fruit and Vegetable Intake

  New research shows significant shortfall in fruit and vegetable consumption in diets around the world.

• Farmers Markets Vs. Grocery Store Produce

  Price comparing survey at farmers markets and grocery stores shows better produce prices to be found in local supermarkets.

• Eating Fruits and Veggies Equals Healthy Arteries in Later Years

  Study reveals women who ate diet high in fresh fruits and vegetables when younger much less likely to have plaque build-up in their arteries 20 years later.

• Eating Half an Avocado with Lunch Reduces Hunger Cravings

  Study explores relationship between avocado consumption, appetite satiety and blood sugar levels.

• Daily Glass of Beetroot Juice May Lower Blood Pressure

  Study reveals drinking a cup of beetroot juice per day may help reduce blood pressure.

• Organic Food: Little Evidence of Health Benefits

  Stanford researchers find little significant difference in health benefits between organic and conventional foods.

• Health Benefits of Broccoli Require Eating the Whole Vegetable Not Supplements

  If you want the health benefits associated with eating broccoli or other vegetables you need to eat the real thing.

• Hiding Vegetables in Childs Food

  Children consumed nearly twice as many vegetables and fewer calories when pureed vegetables were added to the childrens favorite foods.

• Use for Dry Onion Skins

  Brown onion skin and external layers are rich in fiber and flavonoids and discarded bulbs contain sulphur compounds and fructans.

• Red Fruit Contains Natural Antioxidants

  Red hued fruits are rich in antioxidants that can tamper inflammation and can be effective as cancer fighting agents.

• Dried Fruits Vs Fresh Fruits - New Report

  Recommending food policy makers consider dried fruits equivalent to fresh fruits in dietary recommendations around the world.

• Eat your Fruits and Vegetables for Good Health

  Fruits and vegetables furnish valuable dietary nutrients and contribute to disease heart disease hypertension certain cancers vision problems of aging and possibly type 2 diabetes prevention.

• New USDA Dietary Guidelines - Make Half Your Plate Fruits and Vegetables

  USDA releases replacement for the food pyramid in support of dietary recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 to make half your plate fruits and vegetables.

• Parsley and Celery Help Fight Breast Cancer

  Compound in parsley and other plant products including fruits and nuts can stop certain breast cancer tumor cells from multiplying and growing.

• Tangerines Help Fight Obesity and Heart Disease

  Substance in tangerines not only prevents obesity but also offers protection against type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis.

• V8 Vegetable Juice Help Meet Dietary Guidelines

  Researchers attribute the results to the ease convenience and enjoyment of vegetable juice as a way to get more vegetables.

• Eat Spinach for More Efficient Muscles

  Diets rich in fruits and vegetables can help prevent cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

• Eating Broccoli with Sprouts May Double the Anti-cancer Effect

  Teaming broccoli with broccoli sprouts may make the vegetables anti-cancer effect almost twice as powerful.

• How to Have a Healthy Face Skin Color

  Research shows instead of heading for the sun the best way to look good is to eat more fruit and vegetables for healthy skin tone.

• Beetroot Juice Could Help People Live More Active Lives

  New research into health benefits of beetroot juice suggests it may help seniors or people with heart or lung-conditions enjoy more active lives.

• Pomegranate Juice Components May Stop Cancer from Spreading

  Components in pomegranate juice that inhibit movement of cancer cells and weaken attraction to chemical signal that promotes metastasis of prostate cancer.

• Eating a Variety of Fruit Cuts Lung Cancer Risk

  Eating five portions of fruit and vegetables per day is one of the means that experts most frequently recommend for preventing cancer.

• An Apple a Day Reduces Heart Disease Risk

  Adding more apples and apple products to your diet may be an easy way to lower your risk for developing heart disease.

• Eating Beets Builds a Healthier Brain

  Adding beets a superfood vital to your diet boosts blood flow to the brain keeping your mind sharp and potentially creating a safeguard against dementia as you age.

• Mangosteen a Natural Pain Relief for Fibromyalgia

  Mangosteen is thought to be able to provide fibromyalgia pain relief including nerve pain relief.

• Discovery May Help Boost Broccoli's Cancer-fighting Power

  Discovery raises possibility to enhance activity of bacteria in the colon increasing broccoli cancer preventive power.

• Lowering Cancer Risk with Activity and Plant-Based Diet

  Taking steps like getting more active and eating more fruits vegetables and whole grains will help delay aging and lower cancer risk.

• Compound in Celery and Peppers Reduces Age-related Memory Deficits

  A diet rich in the plant compound luteolin reduces age-related inflammation in the brain and related memory deficits.

• Chili Peppers Have Blood Pressure Benefits

  The active ingredient that gives the peppers their heat capsaicin also causes blood vessels to relax.

• Black Rice Rivals Blueberries as Source of Antioxidants

  A spoonful of black rice bran contains more health promoting anthocyanin antioxidants than a spoonful of blueberries.

• Eating Broccoli Could Guard Against Osteoarthritis

  A compound in broccoli called sulforaphane blocks the enzymes that cause joint destruction in osteoarthritis.

• Fruits, Vegetables and Milk May Help Reduce Disability Risk

  There may be more reason than ever to drink your milk and eat your fruits and vegetables.

• Shortfalls in Carotenoid Intake May Impact Women's Health

  List of fruits and vegetable by carotenoid color that women should include in their daily diet to stay fit and healthy.