So if we want to grow to be strong like Popeye, why cannot we just eat some supplements instead of devouring a pile of spinach?
(2) Nutrients in fresh fruits and vegetables work together. Kristine Wallerius Cuthrell, MPH, RD says that in the past five to 10 years, many large research studies have found that vitamin supplements do not provide the benefits that foods do.
The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, created jointly between HHS and USDA and reviewed every five years, say that foods are the best sources of nutrients because they contain naturally occurring ingredients, like carotenoids and flavonoids.
(3) "In addition to the substance we are aware of, there are many substance in fruits and vegetables that have yet to be discovered.
Food and the nutrients they contain are not consumed singly, but with each other. As such, they may act in synergistic ways to promote health." Cuthrell says.
For instance, eating iron-rich plants, like spinach, with an iron-absorbing enhancer, like the vitamin C in orange juice, is great for people who do not get enough iron (typically young women).
(4) Fruits and vegetables may prevent many illnesses. Eating fruits and vegetables may prevent many illnesses. Eating fruits and vegetables may reduce your risk of cardiovascular diseases, stroke, type 2 diabetes, even some forms of cancer.
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The burses' Health Study and Health Professionals Follow up Study examined nearly 110,000 people over the course of 14 years. Part of the study revealed that the more fruits and vegetables people are daily, the less chance they would develop cardiovascular diseases.
(Diadaptasi dari www.everydayhealth.com/diet-nutrition)
Pertanyaan
1. Based on the passage, what will happen if people eat less fruits and vegetables?