You should eat three vegetables and two fruits every day.

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Eating three different vegetables and two fruits every day is an affordable way to make your diet healthier and lower in calories – advice from nutritionist Duane Mellor.

Nutritionist Mellor stated that including three colorful vegetables and two fruits in your daily diet can become a simple habit that effectively improves health and helps maintain good health and a healthy weight.

“This ratio of vegetables and fruits allows you to make your diet healthier, lower in calories and more diverse, restore the microflora intestines and strengthen mental health,” the specialist said.

Mellor noted that various studies confirm that daily consumption of vegetables strengthens health and reduces susceptibility to certain diseases. According to the nutritionist, an important advantage of vegetables is their lower sugar and carbohydrate content compared to fruits (especially if the vegetables are not starchy).

Fruits contain a large number of nutrients important for the body – vitamins and trace elements. But people tend to eat the sweetest fruits. Meanwhile, a large amount of fructose that is absorbed exacerbates the problem of excessive sugar consumption, negatively affecting the condition of the pancreas and liver.

Mellor emphasized that when eating plant-based foods, preference should be given to vegetables and greens as they are less “sugary” and high-calorie.