The Best Foods for Women to Eat
- Eating certain foods may help prevent diseases women are prone to.Apple in female hands image by YURY MARYUNIN from Fotolia.com
Although healthy foods provide nutritional benefits to people of all ages, ethnicity and genders, certain types of food may be particularly beneficial for women. In her article on Cooking Light, registered dietitian Maureen Callahan states that science has revealed that certain foods may help prevent the diseases and symptoms women are prone to such as heart disease, osteoporosis, breast cancer and hot flashes. Other foods when eaten by women may help fight anemia and prevent urinary tract infections. - When women add lycopene-containing tomato products to their diet, they may be reducing their chance of getting cardiovascular disease.tomatoes image by rafalwit from Fotolia.com
Tomatoes, whether raw, cooked, canned, or mixed into sauce, are among the best foods for women to eat due to their high levels of lycopene. According to the Journal of Nutrition, a Boston study performed by a group of medical researchers of more than 40,000 women revealed that when the phytochemicals and lycopene found in tomato products were consumed, the risk of cardiovascular disease, a disease which threatens women, dramatically decreased. When women add lycopene containing tomato products to their diet, they may be reducing their chances of getting the disease. - Red meat is an iron-rich food that helps women get the iron they need.tenderloin image by sumos from Fotolia.com
Nursingdegree.net lists dark meat and spinach among the top 100 foods that women should be eating due to their high levels of iron. Eating iron-rich foods such as dark meat and spinach is essential for women, especially those in their childbearing years or those who are pregnant. According to MayoClinic.com, women are often naturally deficient in iron and need to eat iron-fortified foods in order to prevent anemia. - Walnuts may prevent breast cancer, according to an American Institute for Cancer Research study.walnuts image by timur1970 from Fotolia.com
A 2008 study performed by the American Institute for Cancer Research found that eating two serving of walnuts each day is directly linked to the prevention of breast cancer, along with the reduced growth of tumors in the breast. Since women are at risk for breast cancer, adding walnuts to their diet is an important step to take toward prevention. - Cranberry juice is said to prevent urinary tract infections in women.cranberry pattern image by Natalia Bratslavsky from Fotolia.com
According to Cooking Light's Callahan, cranberry juice helps prevent and treat urinary tract infections in women. Callahan reveals that cranberry juice contains certain antioxidants known as proanthocyanins which keep the infection-causing bacteria from sticking to the bladder walls where it can breed infection. - Yogurt and calcium rich foods are among the best that women can eat as they help prevent osteoporosis.yaourt image by danimages from Fotolia.com
According to Nursingdegree.net, lowfat yogurt is one of the top 100 foods that women should be eating, along with milk and other calcium-rich foods. Foods high in calcium are important for women since they fortify and strengthen the bones, which decreases and may even prevent osteoporosis later in life.
