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Nutrients and Health Benefits Veg - Choose MyPlate

This document discusses the nutrients and health benefits of eating vegetables. It outlines that vegetables provide important nutrients like potassium, dietary fiber, folate, vitamin A, and vitamin C. It also states that diets rich in vegetables may reduce the risk of chronic diseases and conditions like heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and some cancers.

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Nutrients and Health Benefits Veg - Choose MyPlate

This document discusses the nutrients and health benefits of eating vegetables. It outlines that vegetables provide important nutrients like potassium, dietary fiber, folate, vitamin A, and vitamin C. It also states that diets rich in vegetables may reduce the risk of chronic diseases and conditions like heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and some cancers.

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9/15/2016

Nutrientsandhealthbenefits|ChooseMyPlate

Whyisitimportanttoeatvegetables?
Eatingvegetables prov ides healthbenefitspeoplewhoeatmorevegetablesandfruitsaspartofan
overallhealthydietarelikelytohav eareducedris k ofsomechronicdiseases.Vegetablesprov ide
nutrients vitalforhealthandmaintenanceofyourbody.

Nutrients
Mos tv egetables arenaturally lowinfatandcalories.Nonehave
c holes terol.(Sauc es ors eas oningsmayaddfat,calories,and/or
c holes terol.)
Vegetables areimportants ources ofmanynutrients,including
potas s ium,dietary fiber,folate(folicacid),vitaminA,andvitamin
C.
Diets ric hinpotass iummay helptomaintainhealthyblood
press ure.Vegetables ourc es ofpotas s iumincludesweetpotatoes,
whitepotatoes ,whitebeans ,tomatoproducts(paste,sauce,and
juice),beetgreens,s oy beans ,limabeans,spinach,lentils,and
k idney beans .
Dietaryfiberfromv egetables ,as partofanoverallhealthydiet,
helps reduc ebloodc holes terollevels andmaylowerriskofheart
dis eas e.Fiberis importantforproperbowelfunction.Ithelps
reduc econs tipationanddiv ertic ulos is.Fibercontainingfoodssuchas v egetableshelpprovidea
feelingoffullnes swithfewercalories.
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.
VitaminAk eeps ey es ands kinhealthyandhelpstoprotectagainstinfections .
VitaminChelps healc uts andwounds andkeepsteethandgumshealthy.VitaminCaidsiniron
abs orption.

Healthbenefits
Eatingadietric hinv egetables andfruitsaspartofanoverallhealthydietmayreducerisk for
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 v egetablesthatarelowerincaloriespercupinsteadofsomeotherhigher
c aloriefoodmay beus efulinhelpingtolowercalorieintake.

Las t Updat ed: J an 12, 2016

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