Tonghua normal college nutrition healthy association

For vegetarians, eating vegetables every day is commonplace, but for meat eaters, vegetables are only a supporting role of meat. But vegetables are very important to the body. Let's take a look at this news:

According to the latest report from Tonghua, Jilin Province, since the scheme of supplying and distributing vegetable bags at half price according to the five-day demand of each household was launched on the evening of 24th, as of 25th 15, * * * has dispatched more than 930 delivery vehicles to distribute vegetables to 73,000 urban residents. The remaining more than 30,000 vegetable packages will be delivered at 24: 00 tonight.

1. Why are vegetables necessary for human body?

Eat more vegetables, eat more fresh vegetables, eat more fresh vegetables, from primary school textbooks to social universities, which is enough to prove that vegetables are good for us. Eating more vegetables can ensure people's health. On the contrary, eating meat without vegetables often will definitely affect people's health. In fact, it is useless to say that no matter how many people don't eat vegetables, there must be a sharp contrast between those who eat vegetables for a long time and those who eat meat for a long time.

Second, are vegetables irreplaceable?

Nutritionists advocate giving priority to vegetables, supplemented by fruits, and don't replace vegetables with fruits. Why? Because fruit contains a lot of sugar. Eating too much fruit will bring some harm to the body and cause hyperglycemia for a long time, which is true for normal people. Therefore, it is more important for diabetics to eat less fruits and more vegetables. On the one hand, from the perspective of vitamins, even fruits rich in vitamin C, such as kiwifruit and seabuckthorn, are not as rich as green leafy vegetables; On the other hand, vegetables contain dietary fiber, which can promote intestinal peristalsis and prevent constipation, which is far less than that of fruits.

Three. Prevention of chronic diseases

Therefore, in China, many patients with chronic diseases do not eat vegetables, but often eat meat, especially obese people. Obesity has become an important factor among many risk factors of chronic diseases. If you can lose weight, try to reduce it. Don't feel fat and look rich. In fact, when obesity has appeared, many diseases have been quietly hidden in your body. Eating more vegetables can reduce weight and prevent chronic diseases.

So how many vegetables should I eat? Adults normally eat 500 grams of vegetables and 250 grams of fruit every day, which is the minimum requirement. The more vegetables you eat, the better, but you should also pay attention to the correct cleaning method. It is generally recommended to repeatedly wash and soak in clear water for a certain period of time to remove impurities and pesticides, so as to avoid excessive intake of residual pesticides and insurance agents.