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While there are many healthy foods that provide the body with required nutrition, there are some foods that have an extraordinary amount of nutrients packed into them. Such foods are called super foods. Theses super foods contain more nutrients per calorie than any other food in the world. Some of them even have such rare nutrients that you would be hard-pressed to find in other foods. And, the effect they have on our health and our well being is nothing short of fantastic. They help keep our internal systems in shape, they help build immunity in the body, they help prevent as well as treat a number of diseases and ailments, they help weight control in many cases and some of them can also reverse the signs f ageing and actually increase your life span! Here is a list of the top 10 healthy foods in the world:

Berries

Berries like blackberry, blueberry and especially acai berry are extremely full of nutrients that their nutrition info can run into several hundred lines. They contain antioxidants, our only protection against free radicals that wear out and age our internal organs as well as our skin. Regular consumption of berries can help weight control as well, since they provide the required nutrition without adding calories, enabling you to avoid consuming high calorie foods just to get your daily dose of nutrients. Acai berries have so many varied and rare antioxidants that they can reverse the signs of ageing as well as increase your life span.

Broccoli

Broccoli, as well as other cruciferous vegetables like cabbage and cauliflower helps boost our immune system and prevent us from falling prey to common illnesses and ailments. It is also known to help fight many different types of cancer. Broccoli also contains antioxidants as well as a compound known as sulforanphane, that can help prevent as well as treat cancer.

Citrus Fruits

Citrus Fruits are known for their vitamin supply, but sis you know that they also have antioxidants. These antioxidants help fight free radicals, prevent diseases and improve our general state of health. They can also help prevent and fight cancer. Citrus fruits also have bioflavanoids that have great anti-inflammatory properties. They also help inhibit blood clot formation in out veins and arteries, thus reducing the chances of getting a stroke.

Garlic

We have always known that garlic has a great effect on our digestive systems, but it provides us with many more nutritional benefits than just ensuring that our body is able to process its nutrients properly. Garlic is a great food for reducing blood pressure. It also helps increase the levels of HDL (good cholesterol) in our blood and reduce the levels of LDL (bad cholesterol).

Nuts

By and large, all nuts are great super foods, but it helps to check the nutrition info on individual nuts. They are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which is very useful in preventing heart diseases. Though essential, our body cannot produce these acids and have to depend on our consumption of foods that contain them.