The importance of spinach in one's diet

  

Date Posted: 9/14/2011 5:43:10 AM

Posted By: Wishstar  Membership Level: Gold  Total Points: 7507

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Spinach is possibly the highest nutritious green leafy vegetable known. It is readily available in almost all groceries and you can also easily grow on you home garden.

These are some of the importance applications of spinach.

i. Regular consumption of spinach is recommended to all who wish to preserve sight, particularly those over the age of 50

ii. Spinach contain iron of a greater proportion than that found in meat. Although irons from plant sources is more difficult to absorb than that from animal sources, the presence of vitamin C from the spinach itself and from other foods, significantly improves the assimilation of this mineral. Fresh spinach juice is an effective way to consume it in cases of anemia

iii. Because of its rich vitamin and mineral content, spinach is highly recommended for those engaged in physical activities such as athletes and adolescents during periods of rapid growth.

iv. Because of its rich folic acid, which prevents certain fetal malformations, in addition to its anti-anemic action, spinach is ideal green for pregnant women.

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