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This colour chart shows why colour matters when it comes to fruits and veggies
Colourful vegetables can reduce the potential for illness and disease
Red fruits and vegetables often contain lycopene and anthocyanins, which may help reduce the risk of several types of cancer. Anthocyanins are powerful antioxidants that protect cells from damage and contribute to heart health.
Orange and red fruits and vegetables also frequently contain potassium, which may help protect against kidney stones, and may lower blood pressure and counteract increased blood pressure from too much salt.
Blue and purple fruits and vegetables also get their colour from anthocyanins – powerful antioxidants that protect cells, help reduce the risk of cancer, stroke and disease, and improve memory function.
Green fruits and vegetables contain chlorophyll, lutein and indoles. These may help protect against cancer, birth defects and cataracts.
Orange/yellow fruits and vegetables often contain carotenoids, associated with healthy eyes, a reduced risk of cancer and heart disease, and improved immune system function. Citrus fruits like oranges are an excellent source of vitamin C and folate – a B vitamin that helps reduce the risk of birth defects.
Originally published in Wellness Matters, Canada Wide Media’s quarterly newsletter on health and wellness.