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Vegetables benefits : raw or cooked vegetables? Are vegetable juices a portion? 5 a day? Discover why vegetables are so precious.
Summary of television, children and weight - Case Study
18 October 2009
Our children are more and more overweight: are electronic screens responsible and more precisely television? Does...
Essential vegetables
24 December 2007
Fruits and vegetables provide nutrients that the body can't obtain elsewhere: that's why they're essential day after...
Vegetables: raw or cooked?
05 October 2007
Despite what many people think, cooking does not have a purely negative effect. Although it alters some chemicals, it...
Why five a day?
17 August 2007
France's National Nutritional Health Programme (PNNS) recommends at least five portions of fruits and vegetables per...
What happens to vegetables in our body?
12 July 2007
Our cells quickly benefit from the high water content in vegetables: the water actively spreads throughout the body and...
The various types of vegetables
09 May 2007
Leaf vegetables, pod vegetables, fruit vegetables, seed vegetables, root vegetables, flower vegetables and bud...
Who should have which vegetables, and how much?
28 March 2007
Public health experts from the various European Union countries have proposed nutritional recommendations. One of their...
Does soup still contain vitamins?
19 November 2006
Most soups are prepared with green vegetables, carrots, potatoes and so on. Their health benefits derive from their...
Does vegetable juice count as a portion?
03 July 2006
Depending on how they're prepared (in a juicer or blender or squeezed), the juices retain most of the same nutritional...
How much is a portion of vegetables?
28 April 2006
Portion size varies depending on each person's appetite and taste preferences. But the World Health Organization views...
Random tip
Purslane is a wild salad that’s full of flavour and nutritional benefits. High in iron, Omega 3 and provitamin A, a purslane salad is a rich source of benefits for everyone, young and less young.
Tip
Vegetables with the highest levels of vitamin B9: Watercress, Dandelions, Parsley, Custard marrow, Lamb’s lettuce, Chestnut, Spinach, Asparagus, Chick peas.
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