Phytochemicals and Antioxidants. What are phytochemicals?

Phytochemicalsand Antioxidants

What are phytochemicals?

Antioxidants

Free Radicals•Cancer•Heart disease•Premature aging

•Cataracts

1 in 11

20%eat fruits and vegetables rich in carotenoid

18%eat vegetables from the cabbage family

59%eat fruit

28%eat fruits or vegetables rich in Vitamin C

16%eat high fiber, whole grain foods

What are the benefits?

Cancer

50%less

cancer

Reduced risk of•Heart disease•Adult diabetes•High blood pressure

Soybeans

•Breast•Colon•Rectal•Lung•Stomach

Whole Grains

Wheat Kernel

Rice Kernel

Bran

Germ

Wide variety

What about supplements?

10,000 phytochemicals

“And God said, ‘See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the land, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food.’ ”

Genesis 1:29