Which Fruits Are the Best for You?

When it comes to rating the merits of fruits over things like cookies and pies, there's no contest; fruits are vastly healthier than treats loaded down with refined sugar and other unhealthy ingredients. Your dentist can likely tell you things about your diet when engaging in dental cleanings. They might even give you some advice as to which are the healthiest fruits to eat.
 

What Are the Healthiest Fruits?

When you eat fruits, your body receives vitamins, nutrients, and antioxidants that help keep you healthy. Specific fruits offer particular health advantages. A 2014 study that ranked fruits according to those that have the highest nutrient density and lowest calories revealed those that are considered powerhouse fruits.
 

Lemons are at the top of the list. People have been using lemons for traditional remedies for centuries because they have vitamin C, antioxidants, and loads of other health-inducing elements. Researchers also believe that the flavinoids in lemons have antidiabetic, antibacterial, and anticancer properties.
 

Oranges are packed with vitamins and minerals. They are the perfect choice for soccer parents everywhere to give to their kids at halftime because they have fiber, calcium, magnesium, and potassium, as well as vitamin C.
 

Apples have lots of fiber, especially in the skin, which boosts heart health and promotes weight loss. The pectin in apples helps to improve gut health, and research has shown a connection between eating apples and lowering the risk of certain cancers, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.
 

Other fruits that made the list include:
 

• Blackberries

• Grapefruits

• Limes

• Pomegranates

• Strawberries

• Bananas

• Pineapples
   

Do Fruits Help With Dental Health?

Fruits help people avoid tooth disease because, by choosing them over sweet desserts, your teeth aren't absorbing those sugars. Fibrous fruits help to scrape food off your teeth and stimulate your gums, which leads to better saliva flow. Indeed, that's why your dentist might refer to the apple as nature's toothbrush. Contact Pediatric Dental Group today with any questions you might have about your child's teeth or to schedule an appointment to keep them clean and strong.