Perspective review on nutritional therapies of fruits for reducing burden of chronic diseases in Urban areas

Horticultural crops are rich sources of dietary fibers and micronutrients and are associated with good health improvement in gastrointestinal health, reduced level of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, anemia and other chronic diseases. Vegetables and fruit are extremely important in human nutrition as sources of nutrients and non-nutritive food constituents as well as for the reduction in disease risks. While their importance as sources of nutrients and non-nutritive food constituents is generally accepted, there are still uncertainties regarding their relevance for the prevention of diseases. For this reason, it has to be determined first, for which diseases studies have detected an association between the consumption of vegetables and fruit and the risk of disease, and subsequently, how this association has to be judged. This information provides an important basis to judge the preventive potential of a diet rich in vegetables and fruit. A healthy diet should be consumed throughout the life course as it aids in preventing a number of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and illnesses, as well as malnutrition in all of its manifestations. However, there has been a change in dietary patterns as a result of increased manufacturing of processed foods, rising urbanization, and changing lifestyles. Nowadays, individuals eat more meals that are heavy in calories, fats, free sugars, and salt and many people eat insufficient amounts of fruit, vegetables, and other dietary fiber-rich foods like whole grains. Due to this people are suffering from many chronic diseases. Fruits offer a variety of health advantages that lower risk for conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, cancerous tumors and heat stroke. This review paper focuses on how to combat these chronic diseases by natural method like eating more fruits that have hidden healing power. We also examined the nutritional and health benefits of fruits that you can easily find in the market.