Apple: Protects your heart; Prevents constipation; Blocks diarrhoea; Improves lung capacity; Cushions joints
Apricot: Fights cancer; Controls blood pressure; Saves your eyesight; Protects against Alzheimer’s; Slows the aging process
Avocado: Fights diabetes; Lowers cholesterol; Helps prevent strokes; Controls blood pressure; Smoothes skin
Banana: Protects your heart; Soothes a cough; Strengthens bones; Controls blood pressure; Blocks diarrhoea
Beans: Prevent constipation; Help haemorrhoids; Lower cholesterol; Fight cancer; Stabilise blood sugar
Broccoli: Strengthens bones; Saves eyesight; Fights cancer; Protects your heart; Controls blood pressure
Cabbage: Fights cancer; Prevents constipation; Promotes weight loss; Protects your heart; Controls blood pressure
Carrot: Saves eyesight; Protects your heart; Prevents constipation; Fights cancer; Promotes weight loss
Cauliflower: Protects against prostate cancer; Fights breast cancer; Strengthens bones; Heals bruises; Guards against heart disease
Cherry: Protects your heart; Combats cancer; Ends insomnia; Slows the aging process; Protects against Alzheimer’s
Fish: Protects your heart; Boosts memory; Supports immune system; Supports mental health; Fights cancer
Flax: Aids digestion; battles diabetes and breast cancer; Protects your heart; Improves mental health; Boosts immune system
Garlic: Lowers cholesterol; Controls blood pressure; Fights cancer; Kills bacteria; Fights fungus
Grapes: Saves eyesight; Conquers kidney stones; Fights cancer; Enhances blood flow; Protects your heart
Green tea: Fights cancer; Protects your heart; Helps prevent strokes; Promotes weight loss; Kills bacteria
Honey: Heals wounds; Aids digestion; Guards against ulcers; Increases energy; Fights allergies
Lemon: Fights cancer; Protects your heart; Controls blood pressure; Smoothes skin; Stops scurvy
Mango: Fights cancer; Boosts memory; Regulates thyroid; Aids digestion; Protects against Alzheimer’s
Mushroom: Controls blood pressure; Lowers cholesterol; Kills bacteria; Fights cancer; Strengthens bones
Oats: Lower cholesterol; Fight cancer; Battle diabetes; Prevent constipation; Smooth skin
Olive Oil: Protects heart; Promotes weight loss; Fights cancer; Battles diabetes; Smoothes skin
Onion: Reduce risk of heart attack; Fights cancer; Kills bacteria; Lowers cholesterol; Fights fungus
Orange: Supports immune system; Fights cancer; Protects your heart; Straightens respiration; Stops scurvy
Peach: Prevents constipation; Combats cancer; Helps stop strokes; Aids digestion; Relieves haemorrhoids
Pineapple: Relieves colds; Aids digestion; Dissolves warts; Blocks diarrhoea
Strawberry: Fights cancer; Protects your heart; Boosts memory; Relieves stress; Rich in antioxidants
Tomato: Protects prostate; Fights cancer; Lowers cholesterol; Protects your heart; Rich in antioxidants
Walnut: Lowers cholesterol; Fights cancer; Boosts memory; Protects your heart; Rich in antioxidants
The writer is a Delhi-based dietician.
