The Science backs it up
Your Life is at Stake Every Day
Vegetables Prevent Dementia and Cancer
Vegetables Prevent Dementia and Cancer
Eating lots of vegetables daily reduces your risk of early death
by almost half. Between 2004 and 2008, a study of 451,665 participants revealed that higher levels of produce consumption (six to seven "servings") was associated with lower blood pressure (by 4.0 mm Hg) and blood glucose levels (by 0.5 mmol per liter [9.0 mg/dl]),
and significantly lower risks of major cardiovascular diseases.
42% less death to those causes alone.
Think about that.
Now do something about it. Who else will?
Vegetables Prevent Dementia and Cancer
Vegetables Prevent Dementia and Cancer
Vegetables Prevent Dementia and Cancer
Carotenoids are a group of antioxidant compounds that are also associated with improving cognitive ability. In a recent study, researchers found that those who consumed fewer carotenoids required more of their brains to complete memory-oriented tasks..
Researchers found that individuals with higher levels of lutein and zeaxanthin didn't require as much brain activity to complete the recall. However, participants with lower levels of those nutrients needed more brain power and relied more heavily on different parts of the brain to remember the word pairings.
"There's a natural deterioration process that occurs in the brain as people age, but the brain is great at compensating for that. One way it compensates is by calling on more brain power to get a job done so it can maintain the same level of cognitive performance."
Carotenoids also display great cancer-fighting effects in the human body. Some carotenoids are converted into vitamin A, which is essential for healthy vision and normal growth and development. Carotenoids also have anti-inflammatory properties, immune system benefits, and some are even associated with promoting cardiovascular health.
https://www.memoryhealth.com/blogs/the-brain-blog/carotenoids-and-cognition
Vegetables are Critical during development
Vegetables and Infants
Vegetables and Children
Vegetables and Children
The first 1,000 days of life are critical for brain development — and food plays an important role. It defines how the brain will work for the rest of your life. Nerves form, grow, connect and get myelin sheathing, affecting sensory systems, learning, memory, attention, processing speed, the ability to control impulses and mood, and even multitask or plan.
Those connections and changes cannot be undone, either. How the brain begins is how it stays.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/brain-food-children-nutrition-2018012313168
Vegetables and Children
Vegetables and Children
Vegetables and Children
It's not just infants and toddlers that benefit from a vegetable-rich diet. People who ate a diet high in fresh fruits and vegetables as young adults were much less likely to have plaque build-up in their arteries 20 years later compared with those who consumed lower amounts of these foods, according to research from the American College of Cardiology.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140328085534.htm
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/brain-food-children-nutrition-2018012313168