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Phytochemicals and Antioxidants. What are phytochemicals?

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1 Phytochemicals and Antioxidants

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3 What are phytochemicals?

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5 Antioxidants

6 Free Radicals Cancer Heart disease Premature aging Cataracts Cancer Heart disease Premature aging Cataracts

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11 20% eat fruits and vegetables rich in carotenoid eat fruits and vegetables rich in carotenoid

12 18% eat vegetables from the cabbage family eat vegetables from the cabbage family

13 59% eat fruit

14 28% eat fruits or vegetables rich in Vitamin C eat fruits or vegetables rich in Vitamin C

15 16% eat high fiber, whole grain foods eat high fiber, whole grain foods

16 What are the benefits?

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18 Cancer

19 50% less cancer 50% less cancer

20 Reduced risk of Heart disease Adult diabetes High blood pressure Heart disease Adult diabetes High blood pressure

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22 Soybeans Breast Colon Rectal Lung Stomach Breast Colon Rectal Lung Stomach

23 Whole Grains

24 Wheat Kernel Rice Kernel Bran Germ

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26 Wide variety

27 What about supplements?

28 10,000 phytochemicals

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31 “And God said, ‘See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the land, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food.’ ” Genesis 1:29

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