A functional diet is one that contains fresh and natural foods, which in addition to nourishing also protect the body from diseases. A meal can provide more than pleasant taste, aroma and consistency.
There are a number of foods that are spice as they offer health benefits that go beyond their flavor, vitamins and calories. These foods can protect your heart from heart attacks and even your cells from degenerating, thus preventing many types of cancer.
Some examples of functional foods are:
- Onions and garlic in the treatment of chronic constipation;
- Tomato in the protection of cervical and prostate cancer;
- Milk and derivatives in the treatment of obesity;
- soy in the prevention of breast cancer.
Food secrets are not all yet unraveled, but a colorful and varied diet including all food groups, as food must be used to its full nutritional and functional potential.
