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Is a Dense Fruit a Healthy Fruit? We all try to live a healthy and balanced life. We do this in many ways including exercising and eating “healthy” foods. But how do we really know what foods are “healthy”? This project looks to see how food density correlates to nutritional content? What does healthy mean? When talking bout food “healthy” means to be nutrient dense. These foods have a low ratio of calories in relation to the amount of nutrients they contain. Many foods that are nutrient dense will be very filling without having a lot of calories. When measuring the nutrient density of a food the ANDI scale is used. The ANDI scale is the “Aggregate Nutrient Density Index” ("Aggregate Nutrient Density Index.", n.d.). This …show more content…

It helps maintain normal nerve function and also acts in the formation of red blood cells. Vitamin B6 is also required for the chemical reactions needed to digest proteins. The higher the protein intake, the more the need for vitamin B6. Large doses of vitamin B6 can cause neurological disorders and numbness. Deficiency of this vitamin can cause mouth and tongue sores, irritability, confusion, and depression (“nutrition glossary” n.d.).

Vitamin C is an essential water-soluble vitamin that has a wide range of functions in the human body. One of vitamin C’s important functions is acting as an antioxidant, protecting LDL cholesterol from oxidative damage. When LDL is damaged, the cholesterol appears to lead to heart disease, but vitamin C acts as an important antioxidant protector of LDL. Vitamin C may also protect against heart disease by reducing the stiffness of arteries and the tendency of platelets to coagulate in the vein. (“nutrition glossary” n.d.). Vitamin C has a range of additional functions. It is needed to make collagen, a substance that strengthens many parts of the body, such as muscles and blood vessels, and plays important roles in healing and as an antihistamine. Vitamin C also aids in the formation of liver bile, which helps to detoxify alcohol and other substances. Evidence indicates that vitamin C levels in the eye decrease with age and that vitamin C supplements prevent this decrease, lowering the risk of

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