Vitamins are great for your health, but get them from whole foods

Antioxidant vitamins are fabulous for your health, research says. But the best sources are whole foods, not isolated nutritional supplements.

Overview:
While these two antioxidants are important for our health, a new study shows that whole foods pack a powerful punch.

Every day, our bodies create free radicals from oxygen as a consequence of normal metabolism.

Studies show that a diet high in fruit and vegetables can help reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure and cancer, and may even preserve our eyesight.

Extensive reviews have concluded that eating at least five daily servings of fruit and vegetables could lower cancer rates by 20 per cent, coronary heart disease by 20 to 40 per cent and stroke by 25 per cent.

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