VEGETABLES AND THEIR HEALTH BENEFITS BY @jerryivan ||20% payout to @steemingcuration

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Hello my fellow steemians family, am happy to be back to this wonderful community. How are you all doing, I believe you all are doing great. Thanks to God.

Today, I will love to share with you on "Vegetables and their health benefits". It's what all of us knows very well, but some people because of ignorant neglect to eat vegetables or even add it to their daily food.

So read this and see what you have been missing in vegetable

Vegetables are parts of plants which humans consume as food either cooked or raw, and they are essential sources of nutrients for the body. Some common vegetables are carrots 🥕, cabbage 🥬, beans (green, kidney, french, haricot Lima e.t.c), lettuce, sweet and white potatoes, Cucumber, tomato 🍅, pumpkin, Onion, garlic, eggplant, pepper, spinach, and soybeans.

Vegetables are the wellspring of antioxidants which protect the human body from oxidant-related diseases, stress, cancer, inflammations, and kidney stones; boost the immune system of the body; and decrease bone loss.

Vegetables are low in calories and high in vitamins and minerals. They are rich fount of dietary fiber, folate (folic acid), potassium, vitamin A, B, C, E and K, magnesium, iron, and calcium.

Dietary fiber from Vegetables for instance reduces blood cholesterol levels and lowers risk of heart diseases and obesity. It ensures proper bowel function and protects the bowel from protracted constipation, hemorrhoids, colon cancer and diverticulosis (i.e a small out-pouching or sacs called diverticula that can develop in the wall of the digestive tract).

Food rich in potassium helps to maintain healthy blood pressure. Folate is vital in the metabolism of nucleic and amino acids, as well as in methylation reactions.

It equally helps the body form red blood cells and it's very good for women of childbearing age because it reduces the risk of neural tube defects, anencephaly and Spina bifida during fetal development.

Vitamin A, B, C, E and K keeps the eyes, teeth, and skin healthy and also help to heal cuts and wounds. They ensure healthy gums, support in iron absorption and protect against varied infections.

A dietary guidelines recommends at least nine serving Vegetable nutrients daily and according to research, that those that eat more that five serving Vegetables daily have approximately twenty percent lower risk of developing coronary heart disease or stroke.

Finally, To cook your vegetables, however, steam them or use a wok. Do not overcook or microwave your vegetables: both methods destroy enzymes.

Therefore, eat more of vegetables and remain healthier.

Thank you for reading and God bless you !!!

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