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Editorial
. 2020 Mar 23;9(3):369.
doi: 10.3390/foods9030369.

The Health Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables

Mercedes Del Río-Celestino  1 , Rafael Font  1
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Editorial

The Health Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables

Mercedes Del Río-Celestino et al. Foods. .

Abstract

We edited this Special Issue with the objective of bringing forth new data on the phytochemicals from vegetables and fruits, which are recommended for their health-promoting properties. Epidemiological, toxicological and nutritional studies suggested an association between fruit and vegetable consumption and lower incidence of chronic diseases, such as coronary heart problems, cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease. In this Special Issue, the protective roles (antioxidant and others bioactivities), new sustainable approaches to determine the quality, and the processing techniques that can modify the initial nutritional and antioxidant content of fruits, vegetables and additives have been addressed.

Keywords: biological studies; fruits; processing techniques; vegetables.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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