Ten Fruits that Can Help You Lose Weight!

Lose Weight and Enjoy Eating!

Nancy Yu
Most people know that eating fruits if good for your health. However, which fruits are the most beneficial to your health and which ones can keep your body in top shape? Few people know the answer to this question. Read on to find out which fruits should be at the top of your grocery list.

1. Listed at number one is the apple. Not a hard one to guess is it? Apples contain plenty of fiber, which can keep you heart-healthy and slim. Apples have dozens of different uses: people who have diabetes eat sour apples; people who have heart disease eat sweet apples; people who are experiencing congestion eat cooked apples; people who are going to sleep eat fresh apples. Apples can help clear throats and aid in digestion. If you have a cough, you can drink apple juice to soothe your throat. When children and the elderly are experiencng constipation, give them an apple to help their digestion systems.

2. Number two on our list is the apricot. Apricots contain plenty of β-carotene, which can help in the uptake of vitamin A.

3. Coming at number three is the banana! Bananas contain large amounts of potassium which is good for our hearts an muscles.

4. Blackberries are also very good for our health. Blackberries contain three times as much fiber as most other fruits! Lots of fiber equals a healthy heart.

5. Fifth is blueberries! Blueberries can help reduce the chances of getting urinal infections.

6. Honeydew melon lands at sixth on this list. Honeydew melon is rich in vitamin A and C which help build our immune system.

7. Cherries are at number seven. Cherries can help us stay heart-healthy!

8. Delicious cranberries are also on this list. Like blueberris, cranberries reduce our chances of getting urinal infections.

9. Grapefruits come at number nine. Grapefruits are very high in vitamin C and they're very good or our immune systems.

10. Yummy grapes round up this list! Grapes contain flavone which is an ingredient that is very beneficial for the heart.

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Published by Nancy Yu

Nancy Yu is a student at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy who loves writing and reading.  View profile

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