DILOCS F&V Red

Red Fruits and Vegetables

The phytochemicals in red foods are carotenoids and anthocyanin. One of the most abundant carotenoids is lycopene. Lycopene helps reduce damage from free radicals in your body and it also prevents heart disease, stroke, muscular degeneration, cancer, prostrate cancer, and reduces the skin damage from the sun. These red foods help memory function, urinary tract health, and makes your heart healthy. Red fruits and vegetables are also often very high in vitamin C, which helps encourage cellular renewal in your body.