Tomatoes
Scientifically considered a fruit, tomatoes are much more similar to a vegetable both in terms of their nutrient profile and culinary usage.
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Why tomatoes are great for your health <p><a href="https://www.healthchoicesfirst.com/practitioner-type/registered-dietician"> Registered Dietician</a> and a Clinical Exercise Physiologist, talks about how healthy food and exercise, including tomatoes can help improve overall health.</p>Registered Dietician and a Clinical Exercise Physiologist, talks about how healthy food and exercise, including tomatoes can help improve overall health.
The Health Benefits of Tomatoes
Scientifically considered a fruit, tomatoes are much more similar to a vegetable both in terms of their nutrient profile and culinary usage. Tomatoes are similar to many vegetables in the sense they provide dietary fibre for almost no calories ( ~75 grams of tomato being 1 gram of fibre, 15 cals) and share both fruit and vegetables unique capacity to contain multiple families of beneficial antioxidant compounds.
They are rich in a wide array of important nutrients including potassium, folate and Vitamins C & K, with potassium being the mineral that is the most likely among them to be under consumed at the population level. What makes tomatoes truly unique, however, is that they are among the richest sources of the dietary antioxidant known as lycopene – which may be uniquely protective against prostate cancer. Often seeing your local family physician for a referral to registered dietitian, nutritionist or who have available appointments to treat conditions, symptoms of in conjunction with Smart Food Now. The Canadian Association for Integrative Nutrition Association based in North Vancouver BC, founded on the principle that the Nutrition and Wellness Industry
The Canadian Malnutrition Task Force (CMTF) is a group of clinicians, decision makers and investigators forming a standing committee of the Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS).
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