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Veggies A-Z

You've known that veggies are good for you ever since you were small and granny told you to eat all your greens.

But have you ever stopped to wonder what the specific benefits of veggies are?

Most vegetables are high in water and fibre, but comparatively low in calories. Thus they create a feeling of fullness without delivering the hefty load of calories delivered by high-fat foods.

And, like fruit, they're also fantastic sources of vitamins and minerals and cancer-preventing phytocemicals.

Veggies A-Z:

Garlic

Key benefits

How much to eat?

Maximising the benefits

Nutritional values

Key benefits of garlic

Garlic has many health benefits � it reduces blood pressure and also reduces the risk of infection and illness. It may help to reduce the risk of heart disease. It may also reduce the risk of cancer.

How much garlic should you eat?

Two to three cooked cloves of garlic are recommended. If taken in tablet form two to three 300mg tablets are recommended. People on anti-coagulant drugs should only take garlic under medical supervision.

Maximising the benefits of garlic

Garlic is most beneficial if eaten raw. Fierce cooking that disperses the garlic oil will reduce the benefits.

Nutritional values of garlic

Calories 9

Per 9g (2 large garlic cloves)
Because garlic is eaten in such small quantities, its contribution to the vitamin, energy and mineral requirements of the body are negligible.