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Fruits & Fruits! Veggies! • Dietary Guidelines recommend a minimum of __________ servings per day. • Most Americans are not meeting this recommendation! Some of the world’s most widespread and debilitating nutritional disorders, including birth defects, mental and physical retardation, weakened immune systems, blindness, and even death, are caused by diets lacking in vitamins and minerals. Low fruit and vegetable intake is a major contributing factor to such micronutrient deficiencies. Why are fruits and vegetables so indispensable? • They are full of vitamins and minerals, which serve an array of important functions in the body: • Vitamin A - maintains eye health and boosts the body’s immunity to infectious diseases • Potassium - promotes proper nerve and muscle functioning • B-vitamins - necessary for converting food into energy • Folate - one of the most common Bvitamins found in produce, can also significantly reduce the risk of neural tube birth defects in newborns and contribute to the prevention of heart disease • Vitamin C - can increase the body’s absorption of calcium (an essential mineral for strong bones and teeth) and iron from other foods • Low iron levels can lead to anemia, one of the most severe nutrition-related disorders, affecting about 2 billion people worldwide