Fiber And Phytonutrients, The Connection

The body needs antioxidants for its number of benefits for the body

. It starts off with slowing down the aging process for the skin as well as the other organs of the body. But before we further discuss the long list of benefits let's get to understand what these nutrition are and its role on our body.

What are antioxidants and phytonutrients? These two are very much related. Antioxidants are the naturally occurring phytonutrients that are commonly found among foods that have high levels of fiber such as fruits and vegetables.

Indeed, fiber foods which contains high phytonutrients that are responsible for an abundant supply of antioxidants also benefits the body by lowering the risk of acquiring cancer and heart-related diseases, it also boost the immune system making individuals resistant to colds, flues and other kinds of viruses as well as sustain a healthy vision and protect the eyes due to aging.

We consider oxygen to be the essence of life but did you know that at times it can also act as our worst enemy. The truth is too much oxygen in the body can cause harm to the body much similar with the corrosion of steel with rust. This is the reason why it is truly important to have a hefty consumption of foods that contains antioxidants.

In the Human Nutrition Research Center at Tufts University they have actually measured the total antioxidant powers that are found on most foods and the topnotch sources are considered to be the colorful carotenoid rich fruits and vegetables. These have been proven to slow down, prevent and even reverse the effects and current conditions of an individual's cancer, heart disease, degenerative eye diseases including cataracts and macular degeneration and diseases that are related to the immune and nervous systems.

From research it has been found out that a person should have at least 5 to 9 servings of antioxidants particularly those of carotenoid on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the highest consumption for most people in this day and age of this nutrition has never gotten above 2.

There are fruits and vegetables that are highly sourced of such elements and it includes berries, citrus fruits, peaches, apricots, spinach, kale, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, beets, red pepper and carrots. There are also some ingredients that are being advertised as "antioxidant supplements". Most of the time they include micro sea algae, pine bark (pycnogenol), milk thistle, gingo biloba, quercetin, grape seed extract, noni, mangosteen, gogi, acai berry and synthetic alpha lipoic acid. But the thing is these ingredients have not been found on the list of foods as per result of researches that are said to be high in antioxidants.

Hence, how can a simple consumer find out if the foods or ingredients that are being offered to them are truly rich in phytonutrients and antioxidants? The answer is actually simple, as long as you can find the said ingredients or foods on your favorite fruits and vegetables market stands then these are positively effective of such benefits.

by: Charles Volcolatte

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