This is not new news for the people reading the article that it is important to eat fruits. Since time immemorial it has been advised by the elders to eat fresh fruits. You people know that eating fruits is healthy, but many of you might not know in which sense it is healthy. Eating a full serving of fruit daily decreases the death risk by 24%. Fruits are surely one of the most important parts of the diet as it contains sodium, cholesterol, carbohydrates and they have a low fat and calorie content. One can say it is one of the most important gifts given by the nature to us, a delicious medicine full with minerals and vitamins. Remember not to eat the fruits before rinsing them under cold water before eating. Here are the top 10 benefits of eating fruits.

10. Rich in fibers

Fruits contain fibers and fibers help the digestive system to be clean and help it to remain healthy and clean. Fruits like apples, oranges, etc are fibrous fruits and including them in your diet will help you to have a healthy intestine. Fibers are necessary in the body as they help the food to move with ease in the digestive track and help to maintain an easy bowel movement. Taking a regular diet of food will help you to prevent digestion related problems like constipation.

9. Low calories

Fruits do not contain high calories so even you are conscious about gaining calories eat more fruits. If you want to add fewer calories as compared to many other foods available try piling up your plate with as many fruits of different variety as possible. They can be used as a substitute for sweet foods. When your sweet buds crave for something sweet instead of eating something that will increase the calories try munching the sweet low calorie fruits. It is a surprising fact that a 100 gm apple contains nine times lesser calories than just a 100 gm of chocolate.

8. Full of water

Almost all the fruits contain large amount of water. Fruits like watermelon and oranges especially have a very high amount of water almost ninety percent of water. As you must be aware that water is the most important requirement of our body as our cells and tissues are made up of water. Apart from this, body requires water to transport the nutrients and minerals around the body. Water maintains the temperature of our body and also helps in eliminating the waste products from the body. Due to high content of water, fruits help the body to remain hydrated and look supple.

7. Keeps the blood pressure in check

The main cause of many diseases in our body is high blood pressure. Obviously this makes it a disease that must be controlled as soon as possible. There are many medicines available in the market which keeps our blood pressure in check, but when a proper diet can help you to maintain your blood pressure, why do you need to take the medicines? A research called “Optimal Macronutrient Intake Trial for Heart Health” proved that diet rich in fruits as well as fresh vegetables helps to reduce blood pressure.

6. Fruits keep doctors away

Yeah! You must have just read that apples keep doctors away. But not only apple eating different coloured fruits also keep doctors away. Fruits contain antioxidants and many varieties of minerals and vitamins which boost the immunity system and help our body to fight diseases easily. Some of the major super foods you should consider eating are blueberries, kiwis, apples, bananas, oranges, grapes, papayas and strawberries. Blueberries contain compounds that are good at fighting off urinary infections. The opaque membrane of oranges has a compound called hesperidins which is known to lower down cholesterol.

5. Fights off cancer

Many fruits available in the market are rich in anti- oxidants, a major requirement for the body to fight certain kind of cancer. Blueberries have high content of anti- oxidants which helps to fight colon cancer. Many studies have shown that reducing the risk of cancer is associated with eating fruits. Diet rich in fruits helps to prevent cancers like lung cancer, mouth cancer, stomach cancer, throat cancer and colon cancer. Tomatoes not only reduce the risk of prostate cancer, but also help to fight it off- even the worse cases of it. Tomatoes are rich in lycopene from which they get their red colour is the basic substance that helps to protect against prostate cancer.

4. Provides energy

Fruits are rich source of carbohydrates. It is a fact that our body receives energy through carbohydrate. Carbohydrates contained in the fruits easily break down to provide us with ample energy. When you are feeling tired and deprived of energy, take a glass of orange juice or any other juice to regain your energy back. They have low fat content and yet they provide carbohydrates in a rich quantity. Eat fruits and get energetic!!!!

3. Makes you look younger

Fruits help to lower the aging process of our body by rejuvenating the cells and tissues. As fruits contain vitamins, minerals and anti- oxidants they help the skin to look fresh and prolong the body’s natural process of aging. Not only eating them but when certain fruits are applied on the face, they helps to make the face glow and reduce the acne and pimple marks. Fruits rich in vitamin C help to clear the blemishes and tanning. Scrubbing a tomato or a lemon will help you to look fairer and remove the tan and damage due to sun.

2. Good for the heart

It is a proven fact that a diet rich in fruits helps to minimize the heart diseases like heart strokes. According to the study done on 110,000 people for 14 years by “Nurses’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow- up Study in Harvard” it was proven that people who include fresh fruits as well as veggies in their diet have lower risk towards the cardiovascular diseases. Though all fruits have their contributions at keeping the heart healthy, but some fruits like lemon, grapefruits, oranges and limes have a larger role at doing so. People who eat atleast 5 serving of fruits in a day have 20 percent less chances to have heart diseases.

1. Improves Vision

Citrus fruits like lemons and oranges help to improve the vision. It is proven in studies that foods rich in vitamin C helps to improve the age- related eye sight problems. Blueberries along with foods rich in vitamin C help to reduce the risk of vision problems like cataracts and macular degeneration. Blueberries contain compound called anthocyanosides which helps retina to focus. Mangoes are rich in carotene which converts into vitamin A in the liver. Vitamin A helps the eyes to absorb light passing through it. When “Vitamin A” content increases in our body, the ability of our eyes to see in the dim light increases.

All these ten points must be enough to prove that fruits are really necessary and they should be included in our meals. Even if you are not fond of fruits, just to get the ample benefits from them, start eating fruits. Its better to eat something asty and remain healthy then eating medicines which have side effects on our health.