What Are the Health Benefits of Eating Kiwi? (0:29)
Kiwi fruit is rich in vitamin C, an important antioxidant our bodies need, but can't produce. In this video, registered dietician Frances Largeman-Roth discusses the benefits of vitamin C and why it's important to get our daily dose of it.
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Kiwi fruit is super rich in vitamin C. One cup has over the RDA for the day, for both men and women and vitamin C is a really important anti-oxidant. Our bodies can't produce it, and it doesn't stay in our bodies for long, so we actually need to get a daily influx of it, so a cup of kiwi a day, a cup of fresh mango a day, a cup of strawberries or if you're not into fruits, bell peppers will also do the trick.
Frances Largeman-Roth, RD, is a best selling author and nationally recognized health expert. Frances is the former Food and Nutrition Director at Health magazine and is a contributor and spokesperson for Cooking Light magazine.
