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UnitedHealthcare Ask the Expert Kathleen Zelman Nutrition Expert My beautiful display of vegetables.
One of my viewers wants to know, "Are vegetables good for you?" And, boy, is that an answer
that a dietician loves to provide. Yes, indeed, vegetables, especially, beautiful, rich-colored
vegetables. They're all so good for you. Vegetables are a powerhouse of nutrition. They provide
vitamins, and minerals, and disease fighting antioxidants. They're high in water, and fiber,
and things like potassium that are really good for blood pressure. And other than the
avocado, which contains healthy fats, there are no fats in vegetables. And there's certainly
no cholesterol. They're low in calories. So, vegetables are a mainstay in a healthy diet.
And studies have shown people who eat, five servings a day, which is recommended, have
a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and certain forms of cancer. So, following dietary
guidelines and making half your plate fruits and vegetables, is one of the easiest things
that you can do to get all these nutrients to help fight diseases. And the fiber will
help keep you regular, fill you up on fewer calories. Eating lots of vegetables is the
foundation of any weight loss diet. And the thing is, the vegetables taste great, too,
and there's such a variety of them. Now, the starchier vegetables, the potatoes, the beans,
and corn, and butternut squash, little higher in calories, but still, super nutritious,
so good for you. So, remember, your mother was right when she told you, eat your vegetables.
And eat lots of them. They're so good for you. UnitedHealthcare