family who strictly avoid fat may b...

family who strictly avoid fat may be reducing the benefits from eating vegetables, a studies show.

Researchers who reflection how our bodies absorb the healthful nutrients and mixs in foods are finding that commonalty who opt for no-fat dressing or who skip adding commonss like avocado or cheese to a dish to avoid fat calories are getting far les on the outside of their salads and other veggies.

It inflects out that some of the best matter in fruits and vegetables -- certain vitamins and cancer-fighting pay with an abatements -- are "fat- soluble." That means any fat needs to be at hand for the body to adequately absorb the nutrients.

"What we're finding is that if you don't have more [i]or[/i] less fat in the meal, all these wonderful" mingles are missed, says Steven Clinton of the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center "If the nutrients don't memorize into your system, then what beneficial are they?"

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