Choosing healthy food is an option. Make changes, especially in what you eat, is one of the easiest ways to manage and control our health. In addition to providing the required energy, the food that you consumed each day also plays an important role in preventing various diseases.
There are many healthy foods that you can easily get in nature. Here are the 5 most nutritious foods in the world that you should enter in the daily diet:
1. Avocado
Do not misinterpret the fat contained in avocado. The fat in avocado is included in the monounsaturated fat group so it will not make you obese. Avocado actually lowers cholesterol. The researchers found that replacing only 5 percent of calories from saturated fat (butter or cheese) in monounsaturated fats (avocado) can cut risk of heart attack more than 30 percent. Other additional benefits, avocado are also high in beta-sitosterol, plant sterols inhibit cholesterol absorption from food, act as anti-cancer compounds (glutatin) and powerful antioxidants.
2. Beans
Beans is actually good for your heart because it is able to absorb cholesterol. This is beneficial for the body because it can remove cholesterol before it attaches to the artery wall. The study found that diets high in soluble fiber can reduce total cholesterol by 10-15 percent. A recent study showed that foods derived from grains that are included in the top group with the highest antioxidant level category.
3. Blueberries
The content of antioxidants in blueberries, called flavonoids, or better known as anthocyanins which serves to ward off heart disease, cancer and age-related blindness and decreased level of of memory. Just as cranberries, blueberries are proven to prevent urinary tract infections because epicatechins antioxidants that keep bacteria from sticking to the bladder wall. In fact, the fiber in blueberries effective in warding off constipation.
4. Broccoli
Broccoli is a cancer-fighting foods because of the sulfur compounds, such as sulforaphane. Consume more broccoli can cut a person's risk of breast cancer, lung cancer, and colon cancer. Sulforaphane has also been proven to be effective to kill bacteria that cause ulcers.
Broccoli is also the best source of calcium and potassium, so good for bones and regulate your blood pressure. Vitamin C and beta-carotene can also protect your eyes from cataracts and keep brain cells from free radical attack.
5. Dark Chocolate
Dark chocolate contains large amounts of flavonoids, an antioxidant. In fact, the content of flavonoids in dark chocolate more than any other food. The study found that antioxidants can increase blood pressure, prevent blood clots, slow down the oxidation of LDL cholesterol, and reduce inflammation. Some research suggests that eating 45 grams (1.5 ounces) each day can reduce heart attack risk by 10 percent. By consuming dark chocolate it will reduce insulin resistance, the main problem behind diabetes. [dechacare]
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