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Why is it important to eat vegetables?

Updated: Mar 17, 2019



Fruits and Vegetables

The Colors of Health​​​

Fruits and vegetables come in terrific colors and flavors, however, their real beauty lies inside. Fruits and vegetables are great sources of many vitamins, minerals and nutrients that may prevent chronic diseases. To get a healthy variety, think color. Some examples include green spinach, orange sweet potatoes, black beans, yellow corn, purple plums, red watermelon, and white onions. Eating fruits and vegetables of different colors gives your body a wide range of valuable nutrients, such as fiber, folate, potassium, and vitamins A and C.  For more variety, try new fruits and vegetables regularly.

​How Veggies Can Protect Your Health

  • Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables as part of an overall healthy diet may reduce risk for stroke and perhaps othe​r cardiovascular diseases.

  • Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables as part of an overall healthy diet may protect against certain cancers, such as mouth, stomach, and colon-rectum cancer.

  • Diets rich in foods containing fiber, such as fruits and vegetables, may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.

  • Eating foods such as vegetables that are low in calories, instead of some other less nutritious higher-calorie foods, may be useful in helping to lower overall caloric intake.

  • Vitamin A keeps eyes and skin healthy and helps to protect against infections.

  • Vitamin C helps heal cuts and wounds and keep teeth and gums healthy. Vitamin C also aids in iron absorption.


So eat your veggies! Fruit and vegetables are part of a healthy, balanced diet and can help you stay healthy. It's important that you eat enough of them, especially during your HCG injections.


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