Benefits of Yellow Vegetables and Fruits for Health

Posted by Hendra Wibowo on Friday, April 20, 2012

Color in fruits and vegetables are different. The color of each type of fruit and vegetables signaled that the food contains own benefit that differentiates it from other fruits and vegetables.

banana, corn, mango for health
Yellow-colored fruits and vegetables are widely consumed. Including citrus, mango, star fruit, yellow peppers, corn and pumpkins. Here are some of the benefits of yellow fruits and vegetables for health, a marked loss if you ignore.
  1. Yellow color in fruits and vegetables indicate that these foods contain beta-carotene. These compounds provide benefits for healthy eyes, muscles and lungs. For office workers who every day staring at the screen continuously, beta carotene in orange or lemon helps keep your eyes healthy.
  2. Yellow fruits and vegetables also contain zeaxanthin, flavonoids and lycopene, which are not owned by all types of fruits and vegetables. Flavonoids are chemicals that serve as anti-inflammatory. So, when you are allergic, try to eat yellow fruits and vegetables. More importantly, flavonoids help stop cancer cell growth. 
  3. Yellow fruit, like pineapple and starfruit, was rich in potassium. These fruits are also rich in vitamin C which protects the body cells, so that the body condition is maintained.
  4. Men at risk of having prostate cancer. Research shows that yellow foods help reduce the possibility of prostate cancer risk substantially.
  5. For women who always want to look younger, try to combine the nutrients in yellow fruits and vegetables. This will help slow the muscle degeneration due to age and keeps you fit the routine. 
  6. Calcium is rarely found in fruits, but magnesium in yellow fruit such as bananas, helps keep our bones strong and healthy, as well as facilitating the formation of collagen for joint health. So, if you do not want to lose the flexibility of the body too quickly, then consume the yellow fruits and vegetables.    

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