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Kellen is on the cross-country team at his college. His coach had a dietitian speak to the team about nutrition for optimal performance. One of the topics she covered was phytochemicals, substances that provide significant health benefits. What is the best way to obtain the potential benefits of phytochemicals

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Eat a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grain breads and cereals.

Step-by-step explanation:

Phytochemicals are substances produced by plants to protect them against viruses, bacteria and fungi and which, when ingested, appear to have many health benefits. They help in the prevention of some cancers, cardiovascular disease and other chronic diseases. In addition, phytochemicals include hundreds of substances like carotenoids, flavonoids, isoflavones, lycopene and several others that provide adequate nutrition for any activity we need to do.

The best way to eat phytochemicals is by eating foods that have them in their composition such as fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads and cereals.

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