Game, Set And Match To The Health Benefit Of Strawberry!What is the health benefit of strawberry?
Quintessentially a British summer food...think Wimbledon tennis...strawberries and cream. Champagne and strawberry cream teas. Around 24 tonnes are consumed during Wimbledon fortnight. I have great memories of childhood summers in Kent (England) spent strawberry picking among rows and rows of them at the traditional 'pick-your-own' farms, eating as many as you pick as you go along. More health benefit of strawberry. They are fat free and low calorie however they are jam packed with nutrients. Extremely rich in phenols, they are anti-cancerous and also a heart protector.
As mentioned above, they protect towards asthma, rheumatoid and osteoarthritis. Strawberries also
protect against age-related decline in brain function and oxidation of brain cells.
If there was a list currently of the top 20 foods that researchers consider to be the most nutritious at the moment, five kinds of berries would be on that list. Strawberries would be up there along with blueberries, raspberries, cranberries, and blackberries. That is very impressive. So where do the antioxidants come in? Berries (including strawberries) are prized for their non-nutritive plant chemicals, which are called phytochemicals. Phytochemicals are naturally occurring antioxidants that add flavour, colour and scent to plants. Antioxidants protect the body against free radicals. Recently, researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture ranked blueberries as No. 1 in antioxidant activity when compared with 40 other fruits and vegetables. Strawberries came in second. Indeed a superior fruit. Strawberries weigh in at a hefty 1540 in the ORAC food list. A handful of strawberries counts as one portion of fruit and veg in your '5-a-day' totals. So...don't just wait for Wimbledon fortnight, now you know the health benefit of strawberries, make them a regular part of your diet. Back From Health Benefit Of Strawberry To Homepage
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