Page 34 - Seniorstoday February 2022 Issue

Health

Powerhouse

vegetables

They are highly nutritious foods which protect your body from chronic

illnesses, while being good sources of energy, as well as rich in vitamins
and minerals, writes Dr Nandini Saini

We live in an age of “health health benefits, some of which are fiber,
consciousness”- everyone has an opinion of potassium, iron, riboflavin and various
the health benefits of various edibles. Most vitamins. The fruits or veggies were given
people will have a preference for some a nutrient density score, based on the
fruits or vegetables they think are most quantities of the nutrients present in them.
beneficial. But are they actually accurate? The study classified powerhouse food
Powerhouse vegetables- what are they? as that which provided at least 10% daily
These are described as highly nutritious nutritional value per 100 kilo calories.
foods which protect your body from A few of the veggies that made the list:
chronic illnesses, such as cardiac diseases Watercress
and diabetes. They are good sources of
energy, as well as rich in vitamins and
minerals.
In an attempt to help you choose the
healthiest of foods available, researchers
have recently developed a new system of
classification, based on the nutrient density
of each food. They studied the fruits and
veggies for 17 nutrients havingthe most

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