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    Eating fruit provides many health benefits as they are naturally low in calories, fat, and sodium. Fruits are sources of essential nutrients like potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin C and folate. A diet rich in fruits may reduce the risk of chronic diseases, heart disease, and certain cancers. Fruits also aid in blood pressure regulation, cholesterol levels, bowel function and women's prenatal health.

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    Eating fruit provides many health benefits as they are naturally low in calories, fat, and sodium. Fruits are sources of essential nutrients like potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin C and folate. A diet rich in fruits may reduce the risk of chronic diseases, heart disease, and certain cancers. Fruits also aid in blood pressure regulation, cholesterol levels, bowel function and women's prenatal health.

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    Eating fruit provides many health benefits as they are naturally low in calories, fat, and sodium. Fruits are sources of essential nutrients like potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin C and folate. A diet rich in fruits may reduce the risk of chronic diseases, heart disease, and certain cancers. Fruits also aid in blood pressure regulation, cholesterol levels, bowel function and women's prenatal health.

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    9/15/2016

    Nutrientsandhealthbenefits|ChooseMyPlate

    Whyisitimportanttoeatfruit?

    Eatingfruitprovideshealthbenefits peoplewhoeatmorefruitsandvegetablesaspartofanoverall
    healthydietarelik ely tohav eareducedriskofsomechronicdiseases.Fruitsprovidenutrientsvital
    forhealthandmaintenanc eofy ourbody.

    Nutrients
    Mos tfruitsarenaturally lowinfat,sodium,andcalories.None
    hav ec holes terol.
    Fruits ares ourc es ofmany es s entialnutrientsthatare
    underc ons umed,inc ludingpotassium,dietaryfiber,vitaminC,and
    folate(folicac id).
    Diets ric hinpotass iummay helptomaintainhealthyblood
    press ure.Fruits ourc es ofpotas s iumincludebananas,prunesand
    prunejuic e,driedpeac hes andapricots,cantaloupe,honeydew
    melon,andorangejuic e.
    Dietaryfiberfromfruits ,as partofanoverallhealthydiet,helpsreduc ebloodcholesterollevels
    andmaylowerris k ofheartdisease.Fiberisimportantforproperbowelfunction.Ithelpsreduce
    c onstipationanddiv ertic ulos is.Fibercontainingfoodssuchasfruits helpprov ideafeelingof
    fullnesswithfewerc alories .Wholeorc utupfruitsaresourcesofdietaryfiberfruitjuices
    c ontainlittleornofiber.
    VitaminCis importantforgrowthandrepairofallbodytissues,helpshealc utsandwounds,and
    k eeps teethandgums healthy.
    Folate(folicac id)helps thebody formredbloodcells.Womenofchildbearingagewhomay
    bec omepregnants houldc onsumeadequatefolatefromfoods,andinaddition400mcgof
    s ynthetic folic ac idfromfortifiedfoods orsupplements.Thisreducestheriskofneuraltube
    defec ts,s pinabifida,andanenc ephalyduringfetaldevelopment.

    Healthbenefits
    Eatingadietric hinv egetables andfruitsaspartofanoverallhealthydietmayreduceriskfor
    heartdis eas e,inc ludingheartattac k andstroke.
    Eatingadietric hins omev egetables andfruitsaspartofanoverallhealthydietmayprotect
    agains tc ertainty pes ofc anc ers .
    Diets ric hinfoodscontainingfiber,suc hassomevegetablesandfruits ,mayreducetheriskof
    heartdis eas e,obes ity,andtype2diabetes.
    Eatingvegetables andfruits ric hinpotassiumaspartofanoverallhealthy dietmaylowerblood
    press ure,andmay als oreduc etheris kofdevelopingkidneystonesandhelptodecreasebone
    los s.
    Eatingfoods s uc has fruits thatarelowerincaloriespercupinsteadofsomeotherhighercalorie
    foodmaybeus efulinhelpingtolowerc alorieintake.

    Las t Updat ed: J un 12, 2015

    https://www.choosemyplate.gov/fruitsnutrientshealth

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