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Fruits should be a part of our daily diet for a healthy living. They can be helpful in curing various ailments and prevent other.

We must have often heard the famous saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Apples are very good for skin but never peel off the skin and eat. The skin of apple is good for avoiding constipation as it contains “pectin” that keeps the stomach in good shape. Why we are talking about the peel here? Its because, constipated stomach can be one of the reasons for an acne breakout; an apple can keep your skin healthy and glowing. Pick any fruit and you would discover that they are mostly rich in Vitamin C, E and A that are perfect natural antioxidants. .

Pick any of your acne medication and have a look at its chemical components; the first thing you would find is that you are being given vitamin A that is available in abundance in apples. Try eating one in the morning and witness a good bowel movement. Take your pick from lemon, oranges and grapefruits that are great sources of vitamin C and consume in good quantities to fight off acne.

Another fruit that is good for skin is “Cherry”. They contain high amount of vitamin C and plays the role of blood purifiers. They also help in getting a good sleep that goes a long way in keeping the health of your skin and keeping it acne free . Banana is another pro-biotic fruit with abundance of “good bacteria” that are effective blood cleansers.

Be careful that fruits alone don’t become your whole diet. Overdo of anything is good for nothing. Try to take fruits in proper proportions for good results. In case of banana, one in a day should suffice. And don’t add any sugar to the fruit. High amount of sugar in the body can cause acne and counteract all the goodness of the fruit. Take one to two portions of fruit in your diet everyday to ensure a healthy, glowing and acne free skin

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Keep on eating fruits for your heart; don’t look ahead to cancer-prevention miracles.

Bear in mind the government’s recommendation to eat at least five serving of fruits a day to lesser your risk of cancer?

A vast nine-year study of diet and cancer, concerning nearly a half-million Europeans in 10 countries, finds only a very weak relationship between intake of fruits and cancer occurrence. Those who get an additional two servings of fruits and veggies a day lesser their cancer risk by only four percent.

It is predictable that as much as 50 percent of cancer can be vetoed through smoking cessation and improved nutritional habits, such as tumbling fat consumption and increasing fruit consumption,” say the government’s Healthy People 2010 goals”.

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There and everywhere not sparing even the Indian food processing and agricultural sector, international trade fairs are trying to attract exhibitors and visitors from India to enable them to boost sales of Indian merchandise abroad.

Gerald Lamusse, who is currently visiting India to enlist participation, pointed out that there was huge opportunity for Indian exporters of fresh vegetables and fruits. “There are buyers looking for Indian products.

India needs to be at the Hong kong fair to supply to the South East Asian market,” Lamusse said, adding that India faced enormous challenges to establish infrastructure to boost agricultural and processed products.

Pointing out that India’s grape industry had made impressive gains in The European market, Lamusse said that opportunities were there to expand sales to new markets and push new products, which can be tapped only by participating in global fairs.

India’s food export growth in agricultural and processed food products was expected to shrink by 20 per cent during FY 2008-09.

India is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables.

The country exported fresh fruits and vegetables to the value of Rs 2,437.12 crore in 2007-08, mainly to neighbouring countries.

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Baobab, a fruits that looks like coconut, that has twice as much calcium as milk and is very high in anti-oxidants, potassium and iron. This will not be sold as a Whole fruit as the shell is too hard to crack open, instead it will be available in cereal bars and smoothies. The fruit had not been permitted into UK because of legislation that prevents the importation of food which has not been commonly consumed in the EU before 1997. The baobab fruit won approval following heavy lobbying from PhytoTrade Africa, an organization which promotes fair trade.

Gus Le Breton, chief executive of PhytoTrade Africa, said’ “The EU decision is a crucial step to developing the global market which could be worth up to £500 million a year.” Baobab is a perfect ingredient for cereal bars and smoothies, and its well documented nutritional benefits offer manufacturers with a new opportunity to target the booming market of healthy foods. “Dozens of companies have shown interest in baobab since we submitted the application and many have already conducted initial research. Now that approval has been given, they can progress to full-scale product development.”

In its native Africa the white powdery pulp has provided health benefits for generations. The baobab (or upside-down tree, as it is also known) is fiercely guarded by villagers who allow only specially trained children to climb up its branches to collect the fruits.

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London: Including fruit and vegetables in one’s daily diet can lessen the chances of miscarriage by almost half of the frequency, says a new research that stresses the significance of a healthy, balanced diet during any pregnancy.

The study of nearly 7,000 pregnant women by researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine proved for links among diet, lifestyle and miscarriage, reported the online edition of Daily Mail.

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Apples: you need to look for bright-colored skin and rigid fruit; shun any with bruises or dark spots. The best way to store up apples is in puncture plastic bags in the refrigerator.

Carrots: Choose carrots less than 1 to 1 1/3 inches in diameter. Store carrots with green tops trimmed. Carrots would keep several weeks in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator in punctured plastic bags.

Pears: If pears are hard, they could be ripened at room temperature for more that few days. To keep pears longer periods of time do store them in the refrigerator.

Pumpkins: Select heavy, untarnished pumpkin, which is free of cracks and soft spots and has a deep orange color. Pumpkins need to not be stored in the refrigerator or in a damp place.

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PESHAWAR: Sharp increase in the prices of daily using commodities, particularly edibles fruits, in the whole month of Ramazan has made life miserable for people in the NWFP metropolis, while the district government and the price control committees have kept a quiet over the whole situation.

The highest increase could be witnessed in the prices of beef and mutton, as butchers have been charge consumers far higher than the official price list, convincing the people to focus on the buying poultry. The prices of poultry, which were Rs. 100 per kg before Ramazan, have come down to Rs 70 per kg, but due to the high augment in its demands, it is feared that the prices of poultry may show an upward trend.

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WASHINGTON – Growers of fruits, vegetables, nuts and other nursery crops will surely gain a larger share of the U.S. farm plan under a bill unveiled by 50 U.S. representatives on Wednesday.

The so-called Eat Healthy America bill will now require federal nutrition programs to use more fruits and vegetables, offer block grants to enlarge domestic markets, expand research into “specialty” crops and also encourage land stewardship.

The bill is backed by four dozen specialty-crop groups, as well as the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association and the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance.

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There has been some recent buzz in Hollywood about so-called “strawberry cocaine.” TMZ did some crack study and got the low down on the blow.

Flavored cocaine is not anything new, we’re told. Law enforcement basis tell us that since the 80s people have been trade coke in all sorts of flavors, as well as rum and cherry, and now it appears strawberry are back and all the rage.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, which strawberry flavoring is additional to the drug to give it its fruity flavor. Years ago just adding food coloring was big thing– brown and also red cocaine was the talk of the town. Theoretically, you can make or add any flavor you’d like to the drug.

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