Friday, April 22, 2022

During The Epidemic Prevention Period, Eat More Natural Vegetables And Fruits! Phytochemicals Can Reduce Inflammation, Especially This Color Can Strengthen Immune Function

The national epidemic alert has been raised to level 3. In addition to actively cooperating with epidemic prevention measures, the National Health Administration reminds that in addition to paying attention to personal hygiene habits during this period, you can also improve your own resistance through diet, especially natural vegetables and fruits that contain multi-plantation It can reduce inflammation and improve resistance.

Phytochemicals have many benefits and can be obtained from natural fruits and vegetables

Luo Suying, head of the community health team of the National Health Administration, pointed out that in addition to being rich in vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber, vegetables and fruits also have various Different phytochemicals are the main source of natural plant pigments and odors, but because the human body cannot make them by themselves, they must be ingested from various foods.

Phytochemicals can scavenge free radicals, reduce inflammation and improve resistance, and vegetables and fruits of different colors contain different types of phytochemicals:

Representing fruits and vegetables: broccoli, sweet potato leaves, kiwi, etc.

Common phytochemicals: polyphenols, indoles

Efficacy: Antioxidant, reduce the risk of cancer

Representing fruits and vegetables: carrot, pineapple, papaya, etc.

Common phytochemicals: carotenoids, zeaxanthin

Efficacy: Antioxidant, strengthen immune function

Representing fruits and vegetables: red bell pepper, watermelon, tomato, etc.

Common phytochemicals: lycopene, anthocyanin

Efficacy: Antioxidant, reduce the risk of cancer

Representing fruits and vegetables: grapes, eggplants, purple cabbage, etc.

Common phytochemicals: flavonoids, anthocyanins

Efficacy: antioxidant, anti-inflammatory

5. White: reduce the risk of cancer

representative fruits and vegetables: white radish, onion, banana, etc.

Common phytochemicals: allicin, sulfur compounds

Efficacy: Antioxidant, reduce the risk of cancer

The amount of vegetables is more than that of fruits.

Luo Suying mentioned that if you can eat 5 kinds of fruits and vegetables in a balanced diet according to "My Plate" every day, you can eat 1 fist-sized fruit with each meal, and you can wash it as much as possible and eat it together with the peel; In addition to ingesting phytochemicals, it also takes into account a variety of vitamins, minerals and dietary fibers, which play an important role in strengthening immune cells, enhancing resistance, and improving individual nutritional status.

Stay at home and use the Agriculture Committee to buy agricultural products online

Due to the epidemic, people who do not want to go out to buy vegetables can take advantage of the "Taiwan Agricultural Products Carnival" specially organized by the Agriculture Committee, which combines 60 agricultural e-commerce operators with more than 30,000 people A variety of agricultural products, and in order to encourage eating more fruits and vegetables, we have launched "vegetable (fruit) boxes" of different sizes. People can easily buy high-quality and traceable domestic agricultural products through the Internet, so that everyone can buy with peace of mind and eat healthy. .

"Health 2.0" reminds you

In response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the CDC continues to strengthen epidemic monitoring and border control measures, and wear a mask as instructed to seek medical treatment as soon as possible, and actively inform the doctor of travel history and contact history, so as to facilitate timely Diagnosis and notification.

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◎Data source/National Health Administration

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