While most people know that eating the right foods in the proper amounts is essential for good health, a growing body of evidence suggests that certain foods containing vitamin C, fiber, folate and other vitamins or minerals may be especially beneficial to maintaining personal wellbeing.
Hundreds of studies have been conducted on the nutrients found in citrus fruit including orange, and the role these nutrients play in reducing the risk of such diseases as cancer and heart disease. Citrus fruits, which contain essential vitamins and minerals, are an important part of a healthy diet for all men, women and children.
In both fresh and juice form, citrus fruits-including oranges, grapefruit and other varieties such as temple oranges, tangerines and tangelos- have many important nutritional benefits. Some of these benefits are listed below:
An eight-ounce glass of orange juice supplies 100 percent or more of the Daily Value for vitamin C, a valuable antioxidant. Scientists believe that antioxidants may counteract the harmful molecules called ‘free radicals’ which they believe may contribute to the onset of several major diseases. Vitamin C also helps maintain collagen, a substance that helps the body repair body tissue.
Folate, a B vitamin commonly found in orange juice and green leafy vegetables, has been shown to help reduce the risk of certain types of birth defects.
Fresh oranges and grapefruit contain dietary fiber, including soluble fiber. Fiber aids in digestion and elimination, and, when part of a low fat diet rich in fruits and vegetables, may help reduce the risk of some cancers. And low fat diets rich in fruits and vegetables containing soluble fiber may reduce the risk of heart disease. Citrus juices like orange juice are natural sources of potassium, and all citrus fruit are sodium and cholesterol-free. Research shows that regular exercise and a balanced diet high in fruit and vegetables and low in fat can help maintain a healthy life. The following is an overview of some of the latest findings on how the nutrients found in citrus fruit may help reduce the risk of certain types of cancer, heart disease and some birth defects:
By making some simple changes to dietary and lifestyle habits, we may reduce the risk of certain types of cancer.
Recent studies have reported a direct link between the nutrients found in citrus fruit and reducing cancer risk. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute have long maintained that a low-fat diet high in vitamin C-rich foods may help reduce the risk of some type of cancer.
Grapefruit juice is certified as part of a heart-healthy diet. According to recent research, a low-fat diet rich in fruits and vegetables like citrus fruit and their juice may help fight against heart disease. The Food and Drug Administration of USA has concluded that diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease, FDA also has concluded that low fat diets high in fruits and vegetables containing fiber, including soluble fiber, may reduce the at risk of heart disease.
Citrus fruit and their juices are fat-and cholesterol-free and citrus fruit like oranges and grapefruit are high in fiber.
Birth Defects
Adequate Folic acid, the B vitamin in orange juice, may reduce the risk of certain birth defects. Research shows that women of childbearing age who eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables containing folate may decrease the risk of having children with birth defects. According to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) women of childbearing age can dramatically reduce the risk of having a child with birth defects by consuming plenty of fruits and vegetables to maintain adequate levels of folate (the most frequently consumed dietary source of folate is orange juice).
Since most neural tube birth defects occur in the first six to eight weeks after conception, it is important that women of childbearing age consume adequate daily levels of folate before, and soon after, they become pregnant.
The old adage, “you are what you eat”, has taken on a whole new meaning. There is a growing body of medical research that supports the health benefits of antioxidants such as vitamin C, as well as folate, dietary fiber (including soluble fiber), and other vitamins and minerals found in citrus fruits.
Hundreds of studies have been conducted on the nutrients found in citrus fruit including orange, and the role these nutrients play in reducing the risk of such diseases as cancer and heart disease. Citrus fruits, which contain essential vitamins and minerals, are an important part of a healthy diet for all men, women and children.
In both fresh and juice form, citrus fruits-including oranges, grapefruit and other varieties such as temple oranges, tangerines and tangelos- have many important nutritional benefits. Some of these benefits are listed below:
An eight-ounce glass of orange juice supplies 100 percent or more of the Daily Value for vitamin C, a valuable antioxidant. Scientists believe that antioxidants may counteract the harmful molecules called ‘free radicals’ which they believe may contribute to the onset of several major diseases. Vitamin C also helps maintain collagen, a substance that helps the body repair body tissue.
Folate, a B vitamin commonly found in orange juice and green leafy vegetables, has been shown to help reduce the risk of certain types of birth defects.
Fresh oranges and grapefruit contain dietary fiber, including soluble fiber. Fiber aids in digestion and elimination, and, when part of a low fat diet rich in fruits and vegetables, may help reduce the risk of some cancers. And low fat diets rich in fruits and vegetables containing soluble fiber may reduce the risk of heart disease. Citrus juices like orange juice are natural sources of potassium, and all citrus fruit are sodium and cholesterol-free. Research shows that regular exercise and a balanced diet high in fruit and vegetables and low in fat can help maintain a healthy life. The following is an overview of some of the latest findings on how the nutrients found in citrus fruit may help reduce the risk of certain types of cancer, heart disease and some birth defects:
By making some simple changes to dietary and lifestyle habits, we may reduce the risk of certain types of cancer.
Recent studies have reported a direct link between the nutrients found in citrus fruit and reducing cancer risk. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute have long maintained that a low-fat diet high in vitamin C-rich foods may help reduce the risk of some type of cancer.
Grapefruit juice is certified as part of a heart-healthy diet. According to recent research, a low-fat diet rich in fruits and vegetables like citrus fruit and their juice may help fight against heart disease. The Food and Drug Administration of USA has concluded that diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease, FDA also has concluded that low fat diets high in fruits and vegetables containing fiber, including soluble fiber, may reduce the at risk of heart disease.
Citrus fruit and their juices are fat-and cholesterol-free and citrus fruit like oranges and grapefruit are high in fiber.
Birth Defects
Adequate Folic acid, the B vitamin in orange juice, may reduce the risk of certain birth defects. Research shows that women of childbearing age who eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables containing folate may decrease the risk of having children with birth defects. According to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) women of childbearing age can dramatically reduce the risk of having a child with birth defects by consuming plenty of fruits and vegetables to maintain adequate levels of folate (the most frequently consumed dietary source of folate is orange juice).
Since most neural tube birth defects occur in the first six to eight weeks after conception, it is important that women of childbearing age consume adequate daily levels of folate before, and soon after, they become pregnant.
The old adage, “you are what you eat”, has taken on a whole new meaning. There is a growing body of medical research that supports the health benefits of antioxidants such as vitamin C, as well as folate, dietary fiber (including soluble fiber), and other vitamins and minerals found in citrus fruits.