Recent research shows that while more obscure vegetables, they are healthier.

IT IS DUE TO A HIGHER CONCENTRATION OF CAROTENOIDS.

The main component of vegetables in general is the water, which is up to a 80%. This fact reveals the great power of hydration of this type of food containing even a significant amount of fiber, very beneficial for intestinal transit.

Vegetables are healthier much darker are. This is mainly due to that they are a source of first category of some fat-soluble vitamins, especially of carotenes. They also provide antioxidants such as lutein and folic acid and minerals such as calcium and iron.

It is shown that the consumption of vegetables, especially in green leaf, It prevents a number of problems that can degenerate into serious diseases such as hypertension, cholesterol or swelling belly and extremities.

In addition, vegetables such as broccoli or broccoli help destroy toxins and carcinogens in the body and works with the immune system to destroy bacteria "helicobacter pylori" which nests in our bodies.

Selenium containing onion, the leek and garlic could be the cause of the disappearance of pathogenic germs and cancer cells lurking. Some scientists attribute to the cauliflower, cabbage and radish anti-cancer properties and elements resistant to viruses.

For all these reasons, vegetables is considered as the kitchen Kit. Your daily consumption is more than recommended, above all to combat the sedentary and stressful life of Western society.

Recently, a team of researchers from the Institute of conservation and improvement of the crop diversity in Valencia, It has announced to have obtained in the laboratory new varieties of Eggplant with properties that are beneficial to health.

The high nutritive of this variety of Eggplant properties are due to a higher concentration in polyphenols, up to 800 milligrams per kilo when average levels range between the 300 and the 400 milligrams.

This concentration of polyphenols influence the retardation of aging, helps to control high blood pressure, to reduce blood cholesterol levels and prevent certain types of cancer.