Health and Nutrition Benefits of Foods of Plant Origin Maintaining Health By Taking Right Foods

Foods of plant origin are paramount for health and nutrition. Yet very few people take trouble to know their benefits. In developed countries efforts are being made to educate the public on health and nutritional benefits of such foods. In developing countries such education is scanty. Their foods have low health values. This results into malnutrition, diseases, and deaths of infants. Scientific details of selected foods related to basil, ginger, cashew, sesame, bananas, moringa, coconut, beetroot, pawpaw, pineapple, and psyllium are given. Emphasis is on using foods to prevent onset of diseases, not on using food to cure diseases. The latter needs advice from modern medicine practitioners. Understanding how nutrition influences health, and the importance of making the right choice and quantity of foods to eat are emphasized.