Eating vegetables has various health benefits that can help improve almost everything about your health. Studies have revealed that apart from protecting you from arthritis, heart disease, stroke, dementia and cancer, people who consume seven or more portions of vegetables and fruit a day have a 42 percent lower risk of dying from any cause, compared to those who eat less than one portion.
Here are some other health benefits of vegetables.
- Vegetables reduces wrinkles
According to experts, vegetables contain 85 to 95 percent water, but they also contain a plethora of phytonutrients that help guard against aging by preventing cell damage from stress, ultraviolet light and environmental toxins.
You do not have to worry about what that scorching sun will do to your beautiful skin because vegetables like carrots, peppers and winter squash can help protect your skin against sun burn. Less sun burn will prevent your skin from hydration, thus reducing wrinkles.
- Builds strong bones
Research has shown that eating vegetables has beneficial effect on bone mineral density, as well as bone mineral content. Fresh vegetables can help improve your bone structures. Vegetables act as forms of calcium, magnesium and silica that help in building strong and healthy bones.
- Vegetables help in stress adaptation
Vegetables such as B vitamins and folate, omega-3 fats, magnesium, potassium and glutathione provide nutrients that help you adapt to stress. Green leafy vegetables, such as kale, spinach and Swiss chard contain magnesium which helps in the balancing of cortisol, which is one of your stress hormones.
To prevent yourself from being unnecessarily moody and tired you can eat vegetables to help adapt to stressful activities.
- They fight bloats
Some will say vegetables cause bloats and gas but that only occur with individuals who are not healthy. In an healthy individual, vegetables actually prevent bloating which means it can help you look leaner by counteracting bloat caused by salty foods.
- Vegetables provide unlimited nutrients in the body
Vegetables provide varieties of nutrients including potassium, fibre, folate (folic acid) and vitamins A, E and C. Having broccoli, spinach, tomatoes and garlic in your diet will provide additional benefits to your body. Having balanced diet in the body will also maintain a healthy blood pressure.
