Beneficios para la salud asociado al consumo de antioxidantes en la dieta ecuatoriana

Abstract

Nowadays the health concerns are not the infectious diseases or deficiencies, but rather the degenerative diseases that have to do with the degenerative changes of the cells that with the course of time stop fulfilling their structural functions due to bad eating habits, that is why nowadays a balanced diet helps to prevent these diseases. Within this diet the consumption of antioxidants plays a very significant role since they are closely related to oxidative reactions that often cause damage and hinder cellular reproduction incited by free radicals and give way to diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases, therefore the consumption of fruits and vegetables is of utmost importance since they contain most of the antioxidants (lycopene, curcumin, lutein among others) that the body needs. It has been demonstrated that these substances such as lycopene, curcumin and lutein prevent a large percentage of these degenerative diseases which, according to a health report, 85% of deaths are due to cardiovascular diseases which, in turn, is related to the low intake of antioxidants which are found in large part in fruits and vegetables, it is important to note that increasing the intake of these foods would help displace foods that contain a lot of saturated fats. The aim of this work is to publicize the benefits of consuming fruits and vegetables to avoid degenerative diseases.