Orange Eat Better than Supplements

Orange Eat Better than Supplements - Have you been accustomed to taking supplements of vitamin C? Did you know, by eating citrus fruits directly, it would provide greater health benefits.

"There's something about orange. Oranges are better than taking a capsule of vitamin C, and it's really what we're trying to figure out," said one researcher, Tory Parker, from Brigham Young University, quoted from page Times Of India.

In a study conducted at Brigham Young University, scientists succeeded in getting an explanation about the benefits of citrus fruit is greater than taking supplements. Oranges contain a unique antioxidant.

"We thought it was a particular mixture of antioxidants in citrus that makes it so good for you." famous for its citrus fruits contain vitamin C, antioxidants, and can lower blood pressure.

Parker further explained every time you eat foods that contain carbohydrates and fat, you increase the amount of free radicals in the blood. Over time, will increase the potential hardening of the arteries and heart disease. But, says Parker, by eating fruit, your body will be spared from that risk.

Parker noted food supplements usually offer a combination of vitamin C with blueberries, blackberries, and orange. And they expect this synergy to produce maximum effect.

The results of this study have been published in the Journal of Food Science.