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Kiwi

Botanical name: Actinidia chinensis

Known in ancient China as Yang Tao, the kiwi fruit earned its way in that culture

not just for its flavor, but also its medicinal roerties, which science has today

substantiated in numerous areas!

"ntroduced by missionaries in #ew $ealand in the early %&th century, then in the

'( in the late )*+&s, kiwi was first called Chinese gooseberry, although it-s

doubtful that this moniker ever really stuck!

.uckily, kiwi got its new name / in honor of #ew $ealand-s native bird / from an

enterrising food distributor, and its subse0uent cultivation flew around the

globe! Today, "taly, Chile, 1rance, 2aan, and the '( are the highest roducers

of two varieties: green and gold! Kiwi is not only a scrumtious food, but is alsoused for its ability to tenderi3e meats, due to the comound actinidin!

Kiwi is a surrising little fruit, and is unlike any other! 1irst, it-s small and light

brown in color with a fu33y skin surface! "nside, the fruit is not only lime green

and studded with tiny black seeds in an oval attern when sliced, but it-s also

delicious, rather like the flavor of a strawberry! 4eeled, sliced, and chilled, kiwi is

an e5cellent addition to any fruit salad combination or by itself!

6ealth Benefits of Kiwi

7hat fruit rovides %89 of the daily recommended amount of vitamin C in

every one;cu serving / five times that of an orange, and is a natural immune

booster that staves off colds and flu< "t-s kiwi, of course= "ts vitamin K amount is

imressive, too / best known for its role in heling blood clot, or coagulation,

roerly and roviding an >* daily value!

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Kiwis contain good amounts of vitamin A ?great for skin, bone, and tooth

develoment, and rotected vision, including rotection against macular

degeneration@, and vitamin ?twice the amount found in avocados, with nearly

half the calories@, along with otassium to balance the body-s electrolytes and

limiting hyertension and high blood ressure! The coer in kiwi is esecially

good for children, suorting healthy develoment in infants, esecially in theareas of bone growth and brain develoment, and also for the formation of

healthy red blood cells and building immunity against disease!

Kiwi is also one of the few foods rich in vitamin B+, which suorts the immune

system! B+ is articularly imortant for healthy fetuses and regnant or

breastfeeding women! The folate in kiwi rotects against birth defects, heart

disease, and cancer healthy amounts of fiber kee the system running

smoothly, reducing the risk of diverticulitis and carcinogens in the body! 1inally,

the antio5idant ower in kiwis delivers similar effects when it comes toneutrali3ing free radicals that can damage cells and cause inflammation and

cancer!

6owever, consume kiwi in moderation because it contains fructose, which may

be harmful to your health in e5cessive amounts!

Health Benefits

1. Helps Your Digestions with Enzymes

aw kiwi contains actinidain, a rotein;dissolving en3yme that can hel digest a

meal much like the aain in aaya or bromelain in ineale!

2. Helps Manage Blood Pressure

KiwiDs high level of otassium hels kee our electrolytes in balance by

counteracting the effects of sodium!

3. Protets from D!" Damage

A study by Collins, 6orska and 6ottenshowed that the uni0ue combination of

antio5idants in Kiwi fruit hels rotect the cell E#A from o5idative damage!

(ome e5erts conclude this can hel revent cancer!

#. Boosts Your $mmunity

KiwiDs high vitamin C content along with other antio5idant comounds has been

roven to boost the immune system!

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KiwiDs low glycemic inde5 and high fiber content means it will not create a strong

insulin rush like other fruit with high sugar contents F so the body will not

resond by storing fat!

+. $mpro,es Digesti,e Health

Kiwis are a great source of fiber! This revents constiation and other intestinal

roblems!

-. Helps 'lean ut /o0ins

The fu33y fiber of Kiwi hels bind and move to5ins from your intestinal tract!

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