Phytochemicalsand Antioxidants
What are phytochemicals?
Antioxidants
Free Radicals•Cancer•Heart disease•Premature aging
•Cataracts
1 in 11
20%eat fruits and vegetables rich in carotenoid
18%eat vegetables from the cabbage family
59%eat fruit
28%eat fruits or vegetables rich in Vitamin C
16%eat high fiber, whole grain foods
What are the benefits?
Cancer
50%less
cancer
Reduced risk of•Heart disease•Adult diabetes•High blood pressure
Soybeans
•Breast•Colon•Rectal•Lung•Stomach
Whole Grains
Wheat Kernel
Rice Kernel
Bran
Germ
Wide variety
What about supplements?
10,000 phytochemicals
“And God said, ‘See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the land, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food.’ ”
Genesis 1:29