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Can Artificial Foods be Healthy?

All over the world, nutritionists recommend eating a variety of fresh vegetables and fruits to get required minerals and vitamins. What about the foods that aren't found in nature? For instance milk fortified with Vitamin D, pasta enriched with calcium and brands of soda with vitamins. Are these modified foods healthier than the natural? Some nutritionists argue that, consuming these foods provide similar benefits as taking supplements. Despite how they are amplified, these foods are not always as impressive as their labels state. Especially when compared to natural foods like whole foods. It has been demonstrated that processing of food destroys some nutrients. Fiber is one example of a nutrient that lacks in processed foods. Fiber is a crucial nutrient that cannot be ignored. It assists in digestion and helps the body to slow down the absorption of sugar into the blood. However, some processors try to add the lost nutrients, but still the accurate and natural amount has no...

Medicinal Advantages of Carrots

“The eye-food". This is the term used to refer to carrots. Carrots are orange, fleshy root which are known for their high content of vitamin A, the eye vitamin. In terms of nutrients, the root has so much to offer. Therefore this cannot be ignored when it comes to nutrition. Carrot food can be eaten when both raw and cooked, hence making it versatile. When it comes to maintenance of good eyesight, this is the best vegetable. It has even the ability to improve failing eyesight. The vitamin A in carrot assists to fight myopia, night blindness and other eye-related conditions. People who have dark circles around the eye are very much encouraged to eat carrots. The dark circles around someone’s eyes make one look older and also fatigued. Carotene in the carrots helps eliminate this dark rings. Carrots help to create good digestion process of food. This is because they improve the function of the stomach and the spleen. Carrots can also remove wind present in the digestio...