Sweet potatoes are fat-free,high in fiber and full of the vitamins that research suggests reduce your risk of life-shortening diseases.To stay healthy,we must eat more fruits and vegetables,and sweet potatoes are a great source of beta carotene(胡萝卜素)and other carotenoids.According to a study of the diets of almost 90,000 nurses,eating about one cup a day of fruils and vegetables rich in carotenoids(which the body turns into vitamin A)can cut your risk of stroke in halt and reduce your risk of heart disease by 22 percent.Other resear chsuggests beta carotene protects against breast,lung and stomach cancers.
Beta carotene is the most famous member of the carotenoids family.In fact,a medium sized sweet potato contains nearly 12 mg of beta carotene(antiaging experts usually suggest 6 to 11 mg perday).Sweet potatoes are also a low-fat source of vitamin E.Research has linked high E diets with a lower risk of heart disease.This vitamin pill in an orange jacket also packs a vitamin C punch-it has more C than apricots(a kind of fruit).Research suggests that vitamin C protects against ailments ranging from cataracts(an eye disease)to cancer.In addition,A UCLA(University of California,Los Angels)study linked high vitamin C diets with a longer life.Recent studies have showed that antioxidant vitamins C,E and beta carotene fight a fierce battle against free radicals(自由基),which cause cell(细胞)damage and lead to various illnesses.Therefore,to keep fit,eat more sweet potatoes.
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According to the text,there exists a lot of ________ in sweet potatoes.
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fiber,beta carotene,other earotenoids,vitamin E and C
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beta carotene,other carotenoids,fiber,vitamin A and E
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vitamin A,beta carotene,fiber,vitamin E and C
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beta carotent,other carotenoids,vitamin A and E
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This text as a whole suggests that eating sweet potatoes can help ________
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cut your risk of stroke and heart disease
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protect against breast,lung and stomach cancers
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protect against ailments ranging from cataracts to cancer
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you stay healthy and reduce your risk of life shortening diseases
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“This vitamin pill in an orange jacket”in the passage refers to ________