Page 68 - Photosynthesis: The Green Miracle

Adnan Oktar

The Leaves We Eat
Contrary to what most people think, providing the necessary oxygen
for life is not the only function of leaves. A significant part of what we eat,

drink and inhale is also produced by leaves. The vegetables whose leaves
and stalks we eat and the beverages with various aromas and flavors,
steeped from dried leaves that we drink are important parts of our daily
diets. In addition to being a food source containing vitamins such as C, A,
thiamine, niacin, and folic acid, leafy vegetables offer varying amounts of
minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, sodium and potassium.
Enriched with the fiber in their structure, and containing little fat and few
calories, vegetables are specially created for a healthy human diet. That is
why doctors regard the consumption of fruit and vegetables as essential

for good health. As blessings created for human beings, many of the
plants found in nature contain substances used in the treatment of vari-
ous ailments, from headaches to cancer.
Some 20 amino acids serve as building blocks in the human body.
The body is unable to synthesize eight of these on its own, for which rea-

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