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WHY EAT VEGETABLES?

The scientific argument is very strong that fruits and vegetables are protective for all the gastrointestinal cancers and all the smoking-related cancers
A plant-based diet with lots of fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of heart disease
There's a lot of evidence that fruits and vegetables are beneficial for reducing the risk of stroke. No one is sure if it's the potassium, magnesium, fibre, or other components of fruits and vegetables that protect arteries in the brain.
It's no secret that high-fibre can help prevent constipation.
Safer Food. Some of the deadliest food borne illnesses enter the body via animal foods.
Energy use. It takes almost ten times more energy to produce and transport livestock than vegetables.
Sure, you can spend a fortune on mesclun (or other gourmet greens). But from squash to sweet potatoes, most plants are a downright bargain

ORIGINS OF SOME VEGETABLES
	Cauliflower comes from China.
	Green beans were grown in North and South America.
	Onions were grown in the Middle East thousands of years ago and slaves, building the pyramids in ancient Egypt (about 4000 years ago), ate onions, garlic and radishes.
	The ancient Macedonians cooked and ate wild asparagus about 2500 years ago.
	The Romans grew parsnips and made them into stews and soup in Italy about 2300 years ago.
	Potatoes originated in South America and were taken to England and Europe by explorer Francis Drake in the 1500s. At first people in England and Europe didn't eat the potatoes, they just grew the plant because they thought it looked pretty!
	Spinach was first grown in Persia, which is now called Iran, at least 2000 years ago.
	Sweet corn was given to explorer Christopher Columbus by the people of Cuba in the 1492. He took the plant back to Spain.
	Tomatoes come from South America and Spanish explorers took them to Europe in the 1500s

Did you know, of all the different cabbages, red cabbage provides the most vitamin C?

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