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          For cooking Asian dishes it is important 
          to use fresh vegetables. Cooking time is usually short in order to 
          retain all its goodness and flavor. Vegetables can be used in soups or 
          cooked together with meat and seafood. The use and consumption of 
          vegetables in Asian dishes is a great way to good health. In some 
          Asian communities, there are vegetarians who abstain from meat and 
          seafood. Their diet consists solely of vegetarian dishes. Those people 
          usually enjoy good health and live to ripe old age. Vegetables are a 
          good source of fiber and nutrients such as vitamins and minerals. It 
          is usually a person's first step towards a healthy lifestyle. 
          Vegetables also contain no carbohydrates and fats, and therefore 
          individuals on diet usually consume vegetables in order to lose 
          weight. Everyone should include vegetables in their daily consumption. 
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