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Fruit Juices
February 28th, 2011
This is not a round of two to three falls with no time limit between the heroine “Fruit” and the hero of the “Juice.” It is known the benefits of eating whole fruit and the advantages and disadvantages of consuming juice, as in any way are delicious.
Let’s start with the most important, as many know the fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals that protect against the “flu” and are also involved in other functions.
But first we are putting ourselves in agreement on some concepts. Vitamins are organic substances essential in very small quantities for development, maintenance and proper functioning of the human body. The get from food because the body can not produce, with the exception of vitamin D, produced by the skin when exposed to sunlight.
Minerals are inorganic elements that the body uses as building blocks for body tissues such as bone, teeth, muscles and other organizational structures. Several other minerals contribute to the balance of salts in the blood and body water.
A basic principle in mineral nutrition is to eat foods that are rich in calcium and iron, thereby ensuring also have other important minerals.
The main vitamins that give us the fruits are vitamin C and vitamin A. As there are some rich minerals potassium and phosphorus.
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