Eating three different vegetables and two fruits a day is an affordable way to make your diet healthier and less caloric – tips from nutritionist Dwayne Mellor published by the Daily Mail.
Dietitian Mellor stated that the inclusion of three colorful vegetables and two fruits in the daily diet can become a simple habit that effectively promotes health and helps maintain good health and a healthy weight.
“This ratio of vegetables and fruits allows you to make the diet healthier, less high-calorie and varied, restore the intestinal microflora and strengthen mental health,” the expert said.
Mellor noted that various studies confirm that daily consumption of vegetables improves health, reduces susceptibility to certain diseases. According to the nutritionist, an important advantage of vegetables is the lower content of sugar and carbohydrates compared to fruits (especially if the vegetables are not starchy). Fruits contain a large amount of important nutrients for the body – vitamins and trace elements. But people tend to eat the sweetest fruits. Meanwhile, a large amount of ingested fructose exacerbates the problem of excessive sugar consumption, negatively affects the condition of the pancreas and liver.
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Mellor emphasized: when eating plant foods, preference should be given to vegetables and greens as less “sugar” and high-calorie.
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