Fruits provide roughage and fiber important in helping rid your body of waste materials. Most fruits function as natural laxatives, helping to regulate your body's digestive process.
Oranges, other citrus fruits, strawberries and many other fruits contain vitamins C, A and E which are important anti-oxidants. These anti-oxidants protect your body from the damage caused by free radicals.
The bright colors of many fruits are another benefit. The pigments that make blueberries blue and cranberries red contain powerful antioxidants that help protect the body against cancer-causing free radicals and may slow some effects of aging.
Studies have shown that a diet high in fruit is an important ingredient in preventing many diseases like Alzheimer's and other deteriorating conditions of the brain.