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Green Beans - The Super Vegetable

Anna Delany, adapted from www.Fruits&VeggiesMatter.gov


 
Fresh green beans are one of the best vegetables for your health. They are usually available all year, with a peak season of May to October, and can easily be bought canned and frozen.

Read on for some fresh ideas on how to incorporate this healthful vegetable into your daily diet. 


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Many health benefits

Because of their wealth of nutrients, green beans are thought to help prevent many illnesses including Alzheimer's, colon cancer, heart disease, asthma, arthritis, acne, ear infections, and possibly even colds and flus.

One cup of green beans provides an incredible 155 percent of your daily value of vitamin K. Vitamin K is important for maintaining strong bones. One cup of green beans also supplies 20 percent your daily vitamin A and 16 percent of your daily vitamin C, both of which are good for heart health.

Green beans are also a good source of zinc which is important for healthy skin. Zinc is involved in the proper metabolism of testosterone and can help prevent acne.

Iron is another nutrient supplied by green beans. In fact, green beans have twice as much iron as spinach.

Research also suggests that the riboflavin in green beans may help reduce the frequency of migraine attacks.


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