Rowan Rey Sutherland 
The words health & nutrition are bound to each other like a key to its lock. Being healthy is impossible without a nutritious diet. Unfortunately, not everyone can afford a healthy diet in their daily meals, not because it is expensive, but the time needed to spend during the preparation process is not a luxury that everyone can enjoy.
However, we are lucky to have fruits which can compensate for our nutritional deficiencies without taking a big chunk out of our pocket. Different fruits do bring you different benefits, follow this article to find out about 5 healthy fruits that are super nutritious for our body.
- Apple
As the saying goes ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’, explained a lot about the benefits of this fruit. It is a well known fact that apples can reduce the risk of getting heart related diseases, which is the number one cause of people dying throughout the globe. The high soluble and insoluble fibre contents in the fruit have the abilities to promote digestive system which prevent constipation. The fibres help to absorb more water that eventually make your stools to be big in size which are easy to be moved during peristalsis. You can get all these benefits by eating the whole fruit together with its skin during snacking at your workplace.
- Orange
This fruit is very synonymous with vitamin C. If you go to any pharmacy and ask for vitamin C supplement, you will find that most of them are orange flavoured. This popular fact made the manufacturers use it as a successful marketing plan for these products. Vitamin C is the main antioxidant which plays an important role in removing ‘bad’ cholesterol in our body. For your information, cholesterol is the main culprit for most of the heart diseases reported. Cholesterol can lead to atherosclerosis which is a fatty plaque on the wall of blood vessels that disturb the blood flow in it.
- Banana
Do you know that potassium is one of the most important minerals or electrolytes in our body? Potassium plays the main part during certain processes that helps to regulate muscle contractions, nerve signals and fluid balance in our body. The normal level for potassium is between 3.6 and 5.2 mmol/L, anything below this range is called hypokalemia. Hypokalemia can be fatal if it is not fixed accordingly. In this situation, bananas can be considered as a lifesaver because a large portion of its contents are potassium. Bananas also can be one of the energy sources as the calories in one banana is similar to a slice of white bread. This fruit can be found in different easy recipes such as banana smoothie or banana bread.
- Lemon
When you search ‘tips to lose weight’ on the internet, this fruit will come out as one of the top results. It is the most popular ingredient to be included in your healthy diet to lose weight. Lemon contains flavonoids which is an important substance to increase your metabolism rate. You can simply add lemon juice in your water and bring it wherever you go. This lemon water contains anti-inflammatory effects that help to fight against certain diseases such as arthritis. This fruit also can boost your immunity especially during these covid-19 pandemic where we rely on our body’s immune system to help fight against it.
- Pineapple
This fruit is rich in manganese which is one of the minerals that can improve the bone’s health. It undoubtedly helps in preventing osteoporosis that usually occurs in older people. Other than that, pineapple contents are rich in beneficial properties such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immune booster. These properties are helpful to prevent certain diseases such as cancer, heart diseases, infertility and inflammatory disease.
In conclusion, these 5 fruits contain a lot of benefits for your health. It is not only inexpensive, but they are available in almost every supermarket in our neighbourhood. Include them in your everyday diet and see the difference they bring to you.
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