Why we need to eat fruits and vegetables

We all know that fruits and vegetables are an important part of our diet, yet most people continue to struggle when it comes to getting the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. The National Cancer Institute's campaign to eat at least five servings per day has done nothing to implement this in our doctor's offices or schools.
If you eat one more fruit and one more vegetable each day (this is probably double what you are eating now) I can promise you that your health will improve. You will feel better. You will have more energy, less fatigue, fewer allergies and fewer headaches. Fruits and vegetables provide water, fiber, lots of nutrients and enzymes for many different functions in the body.
Eating five servings of colorful fruits and vegetables a day is important because deeply hued fruits and vegetables provide the wide range of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and phytochemicals your body needs to maintain good.
The benefits of eating fruits and vegetables are endless, some of the benefits include:
- Healthy lives and live long
- Healthy memory function
- Healthy urinary tract
- Healthy aging
- Healthy vision
- Healthy heart
- Healthy cholesterol levels
- Healthy immune system
- Strong bones and teeth
- Protect against certain cancers, such as mouth, stomach, and colon-rectum cancer.
- Reduce risk for stroke and perhaps other cardiovascular diseases.
- Reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and diabetes.
- Reduce the risk of developing kidney stones and may help to decrease bone loss.
- Prevent many illnesses like cold,flu, sore throat, stuffy nose, fever and etc..