Foods That Look Like Body Parts They're Good For

Learn how you can stay healthy by noshing on 10 anatomically shaped eats
By Amanda Greene
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Share Every child has heard the healthy-eating mantra "You are what you eat." But there may be a closer resemblance between good-for-you grub and your body than you thought. We found 10 foods that mirror the body arts they rovide nutrients for!for e"am le# brain-boosting walnuts actually loo$ li$e a brain. %oincidence& 'aybe. (hough these healthy foods are beneficial to the whole body# the list below is a fun reminder of what to eat to target s ecific areas.

1 !arrot" #ye

Slice a carrot in half crosswise and it)s easy to see that the veggie resembles an eye!loo$ closely and you)ll even notice a attern of radiating lines that mimic the u il and iris. *nd the old wives+ tale is true, 'unching on carrots will actually romote healthy eyes. "%arrots are filled with vitamins and antio"idants# li$e beta-carotene# that decrease the chance of macular

degeneration# the leading cause of vision loss in older eo le#" says Sasson 'oulavi# '-# medical director of Smart for .ife Weight 'anagement %enters in Boca /aton# 0lorida. Photos by iStockphoto

$ %alnut" Brain

(he folds and wrin$les of a walnut bring to mind another human organ, the brain. (he sha e of the nut even a ro"imates the body art# loo$ing li$e it has left and right hemis heres. *nd it)s no sur rise walnuts are nic$named "brain food"!according to .isa *vellino# dietitian for 0ocus12 -iet# "they have a very high content of omega-3 fatty acids# which hel su ort brain function." Photos by iStockphoto

& !elery" Bone

.ong# lean stal$s of celery loo$ 4ust li$e bones!and they)re good for them# too. "%elery is a great source of silicon# which is art of the molecular structure that gives bones their strength#" says -r. 'oulavi. *nother funny bone coincidence, "Bones are 13 ercent sodium# and so is celery#" re orts *vellino. Photos by iStockphoto

' A(ocados" )terus

(he lightbulb sha e of an avocado loo$s li$e a uterus# and it su orts re roductive health as well. "*vocados are a good source of folic acid#" says Eli5abeth Somer# registered dietician and author of Eat Your Way to Happiness. "0olate has been found to reduce the ris$ for cervical dys lasia# which is a recancerous condition."Photos by iStockphoto and Shutterstock

* !lams" Testicles

Studies have offered evidence that clams# which bear a resemblance to testicles# are actually good for the male se" organs. "/esearch from the 6etherlands has suggested that su lementing your diet with folic acid and 5inc!both of which clams are high in77can have a significant effect on im roving semen 8uality in men#" says -r. 'oulavi. Photos by Shutterstock and 3D Clinic

+ Grape,ruit" Breast

(he similarity between round citrus fruits77li$e lemons and gra efruit77and breasts may be more than coincidental. "9ra efruit contains substances called limonoids# which have been shown to inhibit the develo ment of cancer in lab animals and in human breast cells#" says -r. 'oulavi. Photos by iStockphoto and 3D4Medical.com

- Tomato" .eart

Slice o en a tomato and you)ll notice the red veggie has multi le chambers that resemble the structure of a heart. "Studies have found that because of the lyco ene in tomatoes# there is a reduced ris$ for heart disease in men and women who eat them#" says Somer. *nd# she adds# if you mi" them with a little fat# li$e olive oil or avocado# it will boost your body)s lyco ene absor tion nearly tenfold. Photos by iStockphoto and 3D Clinic

/ 0ed %ine" Blood

/ed wine# which is rich in antio"idants and oly henols# including owerful resveratrol# loo$s li$e blood. "When you drin$ it# you)re really loading u on the healthy stuff that rotects against destructive things in the blood# li$e .-. cholesterol# which can cause heart disease#" says Somer. "(here)s also a blood-thinning com ound in red wine# so it reduces blood clots# which are associated with stro$e and heart disease." Photos by iStockphoto

1 Ginger" 2tomach

*nyone who)s ever reached for a glass of ginger ale when they+ve had a stomachache $nows about the antinausea effects of ginger. So it)s fitting that the herb somewhat resembles the digestive organ. *ccording to -r. 'oulavi# "gingerol# which is the ingredient res onsible for ginger)s ungent scent and taste# is listed in the :S-* database of hytochemicals as having the ability to revent nausea and vomiting." Photos by iStockphoto

10 2weet Potatoes" Pancreas

(he oblong sweet otato bears a strong resemblance to the ancreas# and also romotes healthy function in the organ. "Sweet otatoes are high in beta-carotene# which is a otent antio"idant that rotects all tissues of the body# including the ancreas# from damage associated with cancer or aging#" says Somer. Photos by Shutterstock
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