Vegetables recommendations

In addition to its ability to satisfy a sweet tooth and serve as a good source of lycopene, watermelon is also an excellent source of the vitamins A, Bg, C, and thiamin. It is also fat free and low in calories, so why not include a big juicy slice of it as one of the five servings of fruits and vegetables recommended by the American Instimte of Cancer Research that will reduce your risk of cancer Enjoy yourself and try not to drip juice on your clothes. 

Iron. As with copper, some dozen or more materials are used as fertilizer Hon sources. These include ferrous and ferric oxides and sulfides and ferrous ammonium phosphate [10101 -60-7] ferrous ammonium sulfate [10045-89-3] frits, and chelates. In many instances, organic chelates are more effective than inorganic materials. Recommended appHcation rates range widely according to both type of micronutrient used and crop. Quantities of Fe range from as low as 0.5 kg/hm as chelates for vegetables to as much as a few hundred kg/hm as ferrous sulfate for some grains. 

Rayon is unique among the mass produced man-made fibers because it is the only one to use a natural polymer (cellulose) directly. Polyesters, nylons, polyolefins, and acryflcs all come indirectly from vegetation they come from the polymerization of monomers obtained from reserves of fossil fuels, which in turn were formed by the incomplete biodegradation of vegetation that grew millions of years ago. The extraction of these nonrenewable reserves and the resulting return to the atmosphere of the carbon dioxide from which they were made is one of the most important environmental issues of current times. CeUulosic fibers therefore have much to recommend them provided that the processes used to make them have minimal environmental impact. 

The American Spice Trade Association (ASTA) (4) accepts spice as any dried plant product used primarily for seasoning purposes. This broad definition was designed so that items labeled only as spice could give adequate protection to proprietary formulas for spice mixtures. However, ASTA recommends that the dehydrated vegetables and the color spices be listed separately by name on all labels. ASTA also has recommended that the capsicums, no matter the species, be delisted as spices and labeled separately. 

Fmit and vegetable juices high in potassium have been recommended to correct hypokalemic alkalosis in patients on diuretic therapy. Apparendy the efficacy of this treatment is questionable. A possible reason for ineffectiveness is the low Ck content of most of these juices. Because Ck is high only in juices in which Na" is high, these have to be excluded (64). 

The first clues to the treatment of scurvy occurred in 1535—1536 when Jacques Cartier, on advice from Newfoundland Indians, fed his crew an extract from spmce tree needles to cure an epidemic. Various physicians were recommending the use of citms fmits to cure scurvy in the mid-sixteenth century. Two hundred years later, in 1753, it was proved by Dr. James Lind, in his famous clinical experiment, that scurvy was associated with diet and caused by lack of fresh vegetables. He also demonstrated that oranges and lemons were the most effective cure against this disease. In 1753, inM Treatise on the Scurvy[ Lind pubhshed his results and recommendations (7). Eorty-two years later, in 1795, the British Navy included lemon juice in seamen s diets, resulting in the familiar nickname "limeys" for British seamen. Evidence has shown that even with undefined scorbutic symptoms, vitamin C levels can be low, and can cause marked diminution in resistance to infections and slow healing of wounds. 

The beneficial effects of dietary fiber, including both soluble and iasoluble fiber, are generally recognized. Current recommendations are for daily iatakes of 20—35 g ia a balanced diet of cereal products, fmits, vegetables, and legumes. However, the specific preventive role of dietary fiber ia certaia diseases has beea difficult to estabUsh, ia part because dietary risk factors such as high saturated fat and high proteia levels are reduced as fiber levels iacrease. 

The determined macro- and microelement stmcture of mumio specifies onto the expediency of the application of this biologically active substance as a cosmetic raw material in the cosmetic compositions, which do not contain carbopol. The developed procedure for calcium and sodium ions determination in pectin-containing vegetative extracts is express and it is recommended for application at elaboration of cosmetic production compositions on the carbopol base. 

If water losses from the surrounding area are a major component of the total evaporative losses of the pond, then soil moisture conditions will be expected to be high. Under non-limiting soil moisture conditions vegetative moisture losses are often defined as "potential" losses. Evaporative losses in this case would not be expected to differ greatly from free water evaporation. The literature recommends... 

Hypalon, chlorosulfated polyethylene, is particularly noted for its resistance to strong oxidizing materials such as sodium hypochlorite, chromic and nitric acids. It has good resistance to mineral and vegetable oils but is not recommended for use with aromatic and chlorinated hydrocarbons. 

Again, bacterial spores are much more resistant than vegetative cells, and their recorded resistance varies markedly depending upon their degree of dryness. In many early studies on dry heat resistance of spores their water content was not adequately controlled, so conflicting data arose regarding the exposure conditions necessary to achieve effective sterilization. This was partly responsible for variatiorrs in recommended exposure temperatures and times in different pharmacopoeias. 

The general recommendations on energy and fat intake are similar to those for the avoidance of heart disease. However, the recommendation to consume a variety of fruits and vegetables is based partly on the putative presence of diverse protective factors in plant foods. This concept does provide, at least in principle, a rationale for the functional health benefits of plant foods beyond the simple provision of nutrients at a level that prevents symptoms of deficiency. 

Vitamin C occurs as L-ascorbic acid and dihydroascorbic acid in fruits, vegetables and potatoes, as well as in processed foods to which it has been added as an antioxidant. The only wholly undisputed function of vitamin C is the prevention of scurvy. Although this is the physiological rationale for the currently recommended intake levels, there is growing evidence that vitamin C may provide additional protective effects against other diseases including cancer, and the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) may be increased in the near future. Scurvy develops in adults whose habitual intake of vitamin C falls below 1 mg/d, and under experimental conditions 10 mg/d is sufficient to prevent or alleviate symptoms (Bartley et al., 1953). The RDA is 60 mg per day in the USA, but plasma levels of ascorbate do not achieve saturation until daily intakes reach around 100 mg (Bates et al., 1979). Most of the ascorbate in human diets is derived from natural sources, and consumers who eat five portions, or about 400-500 g, of fruits and vegetables per day could obtain as much as 200 mg of ascorbate. 

Since fruit and vegetable consumption is recommended as part of a healthy lifestyle, it could be argued that there is no need to obtain detailed safety data on individual phytochemicals that are present in these items of the diet. This ignores the fact that ... 

Many people do not eat sufficient quantities of fruits and vegetables. Professional food and cancer associations are alarmed because of the increasing rates of nutrition-related illnesses and recommend diets rich in fruits and vegetables. Epi-... 

Perhaps the most serious possibility for error at this stage of the sampling process Is In discarding of vegetation, sod, or other non-soil material collected along with the soil sample as well as the discarding of other materials retained on the sieve. It Is recommended that for approximately 10% of all samples where vegetation, sod, or other non-soil material Is discarded, all discarded material... 

There is usually no need to supplement with specific vitamins. Patients should be encouraged to eat a well balanced diet and should also take a multivitamin and mineral supplement. Some clinicians recommend vitamins C and E for their antioxidant properties however, no significant improvements have been shown compared to placebo. Encourage patients to eat a diet rich in vitamin C and E (i.e., bright colored fruits and vegetables, nuts, and whole grains). Metabolism of levodopa may cause elevated homocysteine concentrations that... 

O The single most important risk factor for the development of lung cancer is smoking, and the most effective way for high-risk patients to reduce their risk is to stop smoking. Additional recommendations should include an increase in dietary intake of fruits and vegetables. 

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