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The SuperFoods Kiwi the Super Fruit
The SuperFoods Kiwi the Super Fruit
Kiwi the Super Fruit |
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While many fruits feature one or two nutrients in their profile, kiwi offers an unusual array of health-promoting substances. Extremely rich in vitamin C, kiwi also offers folate, potassium, fiber, carotenoids, polyphenols, chlorophyll, glutathione and pectin. In addition, kiwi is an unusual source of Vitamin E because most sources of this important vitamin, like nuts and oils, are high in both fat and calories. Kiwi by contrast offers its rich nutritional bounty for only about 93 calories for 2 kiwis. In fact, on a calorie per nutrient basis, kiwis have only 3.8 calories per nutrient. Of 27 fruits tested only cantaloupes (2.6), papaya (2.8), strawberry (2.5), and lemon (2.5) had fewer calories per nutrient. Kiwis are antioxidant all stars. Offering a rich bounty of Vitamin C – more than an equivalent amount of orange – kiwi can be relied upon to help neutralize the free radicals that damage cells, ultimately leading to inflammation and cancer. Vitamin C has such an important role in so many bodily functions including the immune system, and is associated with preventing so many ailments from asthma and atherosclerosis to osteoarthritis and colon cancer, that it’s no wonder that high consumption of the foods containing the vitamin is associated with reduced risk of death from all causes including cancer, heart disease and stroke. |
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What is a “Super Food”? Well, the most important thing for everyone to know is that superfoods are easy to find in every local supermarket. They’re worth looking for! These nutritional powerhouse foods are loaded with nutrients crucial to a healthy, long life. If you can include a variety of them in your diet, everyday, we promise they will change your life! These foods were chosen because they contain high concentrations of crucial nutrients, as well as the fact that many of them are low in calories. Foods containing these nutrients have been proven to help prevent and, in some cases, reverse the well-known effects of aging, including cardiovascular disease, Type II Diabetes, hypertension and certain cancers. When you click on each superfood you’ll find information including a list of the primary nutrients that elevated them to superfood status. This is not meant to be a complete list of every single nutrient that food contains, but rather, a list of the high-profile nutrients that have shown health benefits and that are present in that food in sufficient quantity to make a difference. Many of the superfoods have “Sidekicks”. These are foods that are generally in the same category as the flagship superfood and offer a similar nutrient profile. So click around and find recipes and tips on how to incorporate these foods in your daily diet. SUPERFOODSRX PRINCIPLES: Principle 1: SuperFoodsRx- the best diet in the world Principle 2: Super Foods are whole foods Principle 3: SuperFoods Rx equals synergy Principle 4: SuperFoods Rx are simple and positive |
