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During the book they talk about Trujillo and how they were not in a savage country anymore. They were in a free country where they can speak freely without consequence. The Statue of Liberty symbolizes freedom and it makes you understand that they were not free in the Dominican Republic.

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It was 1865 when Frenchman Édouard de Laboulaye proposed the idea of presenting a monumental gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. As uppor t er of America , Laboulaye wished to commemorate the centennial of the Declaration of Independence as well as celebrate the close relationship between France and America. He was equally moved by the recent abolition of slavery in the U.S., which furthered America's ideals of liberty and freedom.

Sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi was in attendance for Laboulaye's proclamation. Of like mind with Laboulaye's cause, Bartholdi began conceptualizing the colossal structure that would soon be known as Liberty Enlightening the World.

Bartholdi's design encompassed much symbolism: her crown representing light with its spikes evoking sun rays extending out to the world; the tablet, inscribed with July 4, 1776 in Roman numerals, noting American independence; to symbolize the end of slavery, Bartholdi placed a broken shackle and chains at the Statue's foot.

Fundraising and bringing people together have always been integral to Lady Liberty's history. It began with efforts to finance this unprecedented undertaking. France would be responsible for creating the Statue and assembling it in the United States while the American people would fund and build the pedestal.

To raise funds in France, public fees, various forms of entertainment, and a lottery were used. In the U.S., to finance the pedestal, benefit theatrical events, art exhibitions, auctions, and prizefights were held. Poet Emma Lazarus wrote her famous sonnet The New Colossus in 1883 for an art and literary auction.

Despite these efforts, fundraising for the pedestal went slowly. To spark public action, in 1885, Joseph Pulitzer placed an ad in his paper the New York World inviting readers to donate to the cause. In exchange, Pulitzer printed each donor's name in the newspaper. The public rose to the challenge with 120,000 people donating over $100,000 and securing the remaining funds needed for the Statue's pedestal.

Meanwhile in France, Bartholdi required the assistance of an engineer to address structural issues associated with designing such a colossal copper sculpture. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, just prior to creating his famed Tower, was engaged to design the massive iron pylon and secondary skeletal framework that allows the Statue's copper skin to move independently yet stand upright.

Construction of the Statue was completed in France in July 1884. The massive sculpture stood tall above the rooftops of Paris awaiting her voyage across the sea.

Back in America that same year architect Richard Morris Hunt was selected to design the Statue's granite pedestal, and construction got underway.

For its trans-Atlantic voyage aboard the frigate Isère, the Statue was reduced to 350 individual pieces and packed in 214 crates. The ship arrived in New York Harbor on June 17, 1885. While awaiting construction of its pedestal, the Statue remained in pieces on what was then called Bedloe's Island. The pedestal was completed in April 1886 and finally, on October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland oversaw the dedication of the Statue of Liberty in front of thousands of spectators.

The story of the Statue of Liberty and her island has been one of change. For centuries the island was a major source of food for the Lenape native people and later Dutch settlers. In 1807, the U.S. Army deemed the island a military post, constructing an 11-point fort to protect New York Harbor. Later renamed Fort Wood, the structure now serves as the base for the Statue's pedestal. The Statue's own meaning and relevance have evolved with time, as well. Perhaps most notable is the association with welcoming "huddled masses." In 1903, a plaque baring "The New Colossus" was placed in the pedestal. With that Lady Liberty's significance grew as an inspiration to immigrants who sailed passed her on their way to America.

The Statue of Liberty's Original Torch

As Bartholdi envisioned it in 1874, the flame of the Statue's torch was not to be lighted but rather made of solid copper sheet and gilded to shine brightly in daylight. But in during its first half-century, the torch underwent numerous modifications. When the Statue was dedicated in 1886, two rows of portholes had been cut from the copper at the bottom of the torch to illuminate it from inside. Six years later, an 18-inch belt of glass replaced the upper row of portholes and an octagonal pyramidal skylight with red, white and yellow glass was installed on top of the flame. Changes continued in 1916 when copper was removed in about 250 places and replaced with amber-colored cathedral glass. In 1931 a new lighting system was installed that called for two holes 16 inches in diameter to be cut into the floor of the balcony around the flame through which two projectors were installed. By this time, Bartholdi's design was barely recognizable.

In the 1980s when the Foundation was restoring the Statue for its centennial celebration, a team of experts determined that the original torch could not be restored. A century of modifications had radically altered Bartholdi's solid copper flame to one mainly of glass. Leaks from rain and corrosion from the elements had damaged the original torch above the handle beyond repair. It was removed on July 4, 1984 and replaced with a replica that followed Bartholdi's design.

Today, the original torch is on display in the Inspiration Gallery of the Statue of Liberty Museum.

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It was 1865 when Frenchman Édouard de Laboulaye proposed the idea of presenting a monumental gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. As uppor t er of America , Laboulaye wished to commemorate the centennial of the Declaration of Independence as well as celebrate the close relationship between France and America.

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The four sisters grow up in a strict religious home. Every decision they make is judged by their parents. This causes them to act out or not make the best choices in life.

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Family forum: The effects of a religious background

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One of the sisters has a child without being married.

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Publication Date:

Sep 24, 2018

Key facts about births to unmarried women

* The percentage of births to unmarried women has declined slightly since 2009 and was at 40 percent in 2016.
* In 2016, non-Hispanic black and American Indian/Alaskan Native women had the highest proportion of births to unmarried women, at 70 and 66 percent, respectively.
* Younger mothers are more likely to be unmarried when they give birth: 89 percent of teen mothers are unmarried, compared to 23 percent of mothers in their early 30s.

Trends in births to unmarried women

The proportion of births that occur to unmarried women has increased greatly in recent decades, rising from 5 percent in 1960 to 32 percent in 1995. After some stability in the mid-1990s, there was a gradual rise in this percentage from 1997 through 2008, from 32 to 41 percent. Since then, the rate appears to have stabilized, sitting at 40 percent in 2016. The long-term trend toward nonmarital births may be attributed, in part, to increases in cohabiting unions and births within such relationships. Data for 2016 show a static or increasing trend among all age groups in this indicator ( Appendix 1).

Differences by race and Hispanic origin*

There are large differences by race and Hispanic origin in the share of births to unmarried women, with much lower rates of nonmarital births to non-Hispanic white women and Asian or Pacific Islander women, relative to other groups. In 2016, 70 percent of all births to non-Hispanic black women, 66 percent to American Indian or Alaskan native women, and 53 percent to Hispanic women occurred outside of marriage, compared to 29 percent of births to non-Hispanic white women and 17 percent among Asian or Pacific Islander women ( Appendix 1).
*Hispanic mothers may be of any race. Estimates for white and black mothers in this report exclude Hispanic women.

Differences by age

Younger women are more likely than older women to give birth outside of marriage. In 2016, the great majority of teenage births were to unmarried women: 99.8 percent for teens under age 15, and 89 percent for 15- to 19-year olds. This compares with 66 percent of births to women ages 20 to 24, 38 percent among women ages 25 to 29, 23 percent among women ages 30 to 34, 22 percent among women ages 35 to 39, and 26 percent among women ages 40 and older. From 1960 to 1970, the percentage of nonmarital births increased fastest among 15- to 19-year-olds. However, the fastest growth was seen among 20- to 24-year-olds from 1970 to 2000; and among 30- to 34-year-olds from 2000 to 2016 ( Appendix 1).

Other estimates
State and local estimates
* 2016 state-level estimates for the percentage of births to unmarried mothers, by race and Hispanic origin, are available from: Martin, J. A., Hamilton, B. E., Osterman, M. J. K., Curtin, S. C., & Mathews, T. J. (2018). Births: Final data for 2016: Supplemental tables [Table I-7]. National Vital Statistics Reports, 67(1). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr67/nvsr67_01_tables.pdf.

* Estimates for the percentage of births to unmarried women, 1990¬-2015, are available for all states and the 50 largest cities in the United States. from the KIDS COUNT Data Center: KIDS COUNT Data Center. (2017). Births to unmarried women [Table]. Baltimore, MD: Annie E Casey Foundation. Retrieved from http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/7-births-to-unmarried-women?loc=1&loct=2.
International estimates
* International estimates for the number and percentage of births to unmarried women from 1990-1998 are available from the UN Statistics Division at http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dybnat.htm (Table 13).

* Estimates for European countries through 2016 are available from EuroStat at http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/table.do?tab=table&init=1&language=en&pcode=tps00018&plugin=1.

* Estimates for the percentage of births to unmarried women in select countries are also available from "Changing patterns of nonmarital childbearing in the United States" at www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db18.pdf (Figure 6).

Data and appendices
Data source
* Data for 2007-2016: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. (2018). CDC WONDER [Data tool]. Hyattsville, MD: Author. Retrieved from http://wonder.cdc.gov/natality-current.html.

* Data for 2000-2006: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. (2002-2009). Births: Final data for 2000-2006. Hyattsville, MD: Author. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/nvsr.htm.

* Data by race and Hispanic origin for 1980-1989: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. (2014). Health, United States, 2013 [Table 5]. Hyattsville, MD: Author. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/previous.htm#tables.

* All other data for 1960-1999: Ventura, S. J. & Bachrach, C. A. (2000). Nonmarital childbearing in the United States, 1940-1999 [Table 4]. National Vital Statistics Reports, 48(16). Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr48/nvs48_16.pdf.
Raw data source
Birth Data, National Vital Statistics System.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss.htm
Appendices Appendix 1. Percentage of All Births that Were to Unmarried Women, by Race and Hispanic Origin, and Age: Selected Years 1960-2016

Background
Definition
In 49 states and the District of Columbia, births to unmarried women are identified by a question such as "Mother married?" on the birth certificate. In New York, marital status is inferred. For more detailed information, see the User Guide to the 2010 Natality Public Use File at ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Dataset_Documentation/DVS/natality/UserGuide2010.pdf.

For 2016, racial/ethnic estimates were calculated using bridged race estimates to remain comparable with previous years. Single-race estimates, aligned with the one race reported on the infant's birth certificate, are available at https://wonder.cdc.gov/controller/datarequest/D66.
Citation Child Trends. (2018). Births to Unmarried Women. Bethesda, MD: Author. Retrieved from https://www.childtrends.org/indicators/births-to-unmarried-women.

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Sep 24, 2018 Sep 24, 2018 * The percentage of births to unmarried women has declined slightly since 2009 and was at 40 percent in 2016. * In 2016, non-Hispanic black and American Indian/Alaskan Native women had the highest proportion of births to unmarried women, at 70 and 66 percent, respectively.

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This a type of boarding school they went to and everyone thought they were rich and related to dictators. They got sent because they were losing their foreign ways and falling into the crazy outlandish american ways.

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This is an image of an imaginary island, because in the book "the island" was an imaginary place where everything in their lives made sense, it was like a happy place for them, eventhough they never went there. `

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The Garcia girls moved from the Dominican Republic to New York. They had a total life change.

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Large-scale migration from the Dominican Republic to the United States began in the 1960s, in the wake of economic and political turbulence that occurred after dictator Rafael Trujillo was killed by rebels in 1961 and the U.S. military and other government agencies intervened. The Dominican immigrant population in the United States, which stood at 12,000 in 1960, grew rapidly after that: reaching 350,000 in 1990 and 879,000 in 2010.

In 2012, 960,000 immigrants from the Dominican Republic resided in the United States, constituting 2 percent of the total U.S. foreign-born population of 40.8 million. Historically, immigration from the Dominican Republic to the United States has been dominated by women. Between 1970 and 2012, about 56 percent of all Dominican immigrants residing in the United States were female. People of Dominican origin or ancestry represent the fifth-largest Hispanic group in the United States (or 3 percent of the 52.9 million Hispanics), following Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Salvadorans.

Figure 1. Dominican Immigrant Population in the United States, 1980-2012

Since 1990 the immigrant population from the Dominican Republic residing in the United States has been larger than other immigrant populations from the Caribbean, with the exception of immigrants from Cuba. Click here to view how the number of immigrants from the Dominican Republic and other countries has changed over time.

The vast majority of immigrants from the Dominican Republic are in the United States, with much smaller populations also residing in Italy (40,000) and Spain (14,000). Click here to see where immigrants from the Dominican Republic have settled internationally.

The U.S. Census Bureau defines the foreign born as individuals who had no U.S. citizenship at birth. The foreign-born population includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees and asylees, legal nonimmigrants (including those on student, work, or other temporary visas), and persons residing in the country without authorization.

The terms foreign born and immigrant are used interchangeably.

Nearly all immigrants from the Dominican Republic obtain lawful permanent residence in the United States (also known as getting a "green card") through family reunification, whereas very few come through employment channels. For the most part, immigration from the Dominican Republic is legal. The number of Dominican beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is relatively small. However, many of those who applied have obtained approval. Between August 15, 2012 and March 31, 2014, approximately 2,670 DACA-eligible unauthorized youth from the Dominican Republic had applied for temporary reprieve from deportation under the program, and more than 80 percent of accepted applications have been approved.

Immigrants from the Dominican Republic were more likely than the overall foreign-born population in the United States to live in poverty, be Limited English Proficient, and have gained U.S. citizenship; they were less likely to have a college degree or to be uninsured.

Employing the most recent data available from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), this Spotlight provides information on Dominican immigrants, examining the size of the population, geographic distribution, and socioeconomic characteristics. The article also uses World Bank data to highlight remittances trends.

Click on the bullet points below for more information:
Distribution by State and Key Cities
Dominican immigrants in the United States were most concentrated in New York, New Jersey, and Florida. These three states were home to 75 percent of Dominican immigrants in the 2008-12 period.

Visit the MPI Data Hub Population Distribution for Regions and Countries of Birth by State and Country Map to view the states and counties in which immigrants from the Dominican Republic reside. Select the Dominican Republic from the dropdown menu.

The major metropolitan areas where immigrants from the Dominican Republic resided include the greater New York, Boston, and Miami metropolitan areas. These three metro areas accounted for about 75 percent of the total immigrant population from the Dominican Republic residing in the United States.

Click here to view the interactive map showing population distribution for regions and countries of birth by metropolitan statistical area. Select the Dominican Republic from the dropdown menu.
English Proficiency
Immigrants from the Dominican Republic were more likely to be Limited English Proficient (LEP) compared to the overall immigrant population (65 percent versus 50 percent in 2012). For the total foreign-born population from the Caribbean (which includes English-speaking Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago), the LEP share was lower (43 percent) than for Dominican immigrants.
(Note: The term Limited English Proficient refers to any person age 5 and older who reported speaking English "not at all," "not well," or "well" on their survey questionnaire. Individuals who reported speaking only English or speaking English "very well" are considered proficient in English). Educational and Professional Attainment
In 2012, approximately 14 percent of Dominican immigrants in the United States ages 25 and over had a bachelor's degree or higher, slightly lower than the Caribbean immigrant population overall (19 percent), and only half the share of the total foreign-born adult population (28 percent). About 38 percent of immigrant adults from the Dominican Republic lacked a high school diploma, compared to 31 percent of all immigrant adults.

Eighty percent of Dominican immigrants were of working age (18 - 64) while roughly 12 percent were ages 65 and older in 2012. The median age for this immigrant population was 43 years, equivalent to the median age of the overall foreign-born population.

Data from the Institute of International Education show that 1,803 students from the Dominican Republic were enrolled in U.S. universities in the 2012-13 academic year, a 12 percent increase from the 2011-12 academic year. This share represents approximately 16 percent of the total student population from the Caribbean (11,100).

About 35 percent of immigrant adults (ages 16 and older) from the Dominican Republic were employed in service occupations, compared to 25 percent of all immigrant adults.

The overall labor force participation rate of immigrants from the Dominican Republic (16 and older) and all immigrants was equivalent (67 percent). However, immigrant women from the Dominican Republic were much more likely to be engaged in the civilian labor force than all immigrant women (62 percent versus 56 percent).
Income and Poverty
Immigrants from the Dominican Republic residing in the United States had a lower median income than immigrants from the Caribbean ($31,000 versus $39,000) and the overall foreign-born population ($47,000).

The share of immigrants from the Dominican Republic in poverty (28 percent) was higher than the corresponding share for the overall immigrant population from the Caribbean (21 percent) and the overall foreign-born population (19 percent).
Immigration Pathways and Naturalization
In 2012, approximately 960,000 immigrants from the Dominican Republic resided in the United States. Of them, 50 percent were naturalized U.S. citizens (versus 46 percent naturalized among all immigrants).

The majority of Dominican immigrants (63 percent) arrived in the United States before 2000 and 28 percent arrived between 2000 and 2009, while fewer than one-tenth have arrived since 2010.

DHS data show that on January 1, 2012, approximately 490,000 of the 13.3 million lawful permanent residents (LPRs) residing in the United States (or about 4 percent) were from the Dominican Republic; 310,000 of these green-card holders from the Dominican Republic were eligible to become U.S. citizens but had not done so as of that date.

Ninety-nine percent of the 41,566 immigrants from the Dominican Republic who received LPR status in 2012 were immediate relatives of U.S. citizens or other family-sponsored immigrants.

Of the 42,000 foreign born from the Dominican Republic who received their green cards in 2012, the majority were much more likely to immigrate as spouses, minor children, or parents of U.S. citizens (52 percent) or as other family-sponsored immigrants (47 percent) than the total LPR population (46 percent and 20 percent, respectively). In contrast, just 1 percent of Dominican immigrants obtained their green cards through employment sponsorship, compared to 14 percent of all new green-card holders.
Health Coverage
The foreign-born population from the Dominican Republic was less like to be uninsured than the immigrant population overall (25 percent versus 33 percent). Nearly half (46 percent) of Dominican immigrants had public health insurance coverage, compared to 24 percent of all immigrants.
Diaspora
The Dominican diaspora in the United States is comprised of approximately 1.7 million individuals who were either born in the Dominican Republic or reported Dominican origin, according to MPI analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2008-12 ACS.
Remittances
According to World Bank data, total remittances sent to the Dominican Republic via formal channels equaled $3.6 billion in 2012, representing 6 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP).

The Dominican diaspora in the United States transferred about $2.7 billion in remittances to the Dominican Republic in 2012.

Visit the Data Hub's collection of interactive remittances tools, which track remittances by inflow and outflow, between countries, and over time.
Sources
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). 2014. DACA Quarterly Report FY14Q1. February 6, 2014. Available Online.

Institute of International Education. 2014. International Students: All Places of Origin, 2011/12 - 2012/13. Available Online.

Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof. 2008. A Tale of Two Cities: Santo Domingo and New York after 1950. (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press).

Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Immigration Statistics. Various years. Yearbook of Immigration Statistics. Washington, DC: DHS Office of Immigration Statistics. Available Online.

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). 2013. Estimates of the Legal Permanent Resident Population in 2012. Washington, DC: DHS Office of Immigration Statistics. Available Online.

World Bank Prospects Group. 2013. Migration and Remittances Data, October 2013 update. Available Online.

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Immigrants from the Dominican Republic in the United States

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The Dominican-born population in the United States has grown rapidly since 1960, and today, the United States is home to 960,000 immigrants from the Dominican Republic. This article provides up-to-date demographic information for Dominican immigrants in the United States, including statistics on distribution by state and metro area, educational and professional attainment, income levels, health care coverage, and more.

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Guava: The Queen of Fruits
Botanical name: Psidium guajava

If pineapple is known as the "king" of fruits, guava is considered the queen. Thought to be native to southern Central America and Mexico where it's been a major crop for centuries, guavas are members of the myrtle and eucalyptus family, growing throughout the tropics on small trees with smooth, copper-colored bark. Another type, Psidium cattleianum, grown in flower and foliage gardens, is not for eating.

Soft, sweet, and fragrant when ripe, guavas are small and round or oval, with varying colors from yellow to pink to dark red, depending on the variety. Each fruit contains a large number of tiny, edible seeds at the center. Guavas are very good simply sliced for a snack or added to salads. In other areas of the world, guava is popular as a thick, rich paste made into cheese. Fresh guava juice is common in Hawaii. In Fiji, guavas are used to make tasty jelly.

While one of the first references to guava fruit was made in 1526 in the West Indies, they were only introduced in Florida in 1847, where they became familiar commodity within about 40 years. Between 1948 and 1969, 21 guava cultivars from seven countries were introduced in Hawaii. Today, about 125,327 acres are dedicated to guava cultivation in India, yielding more than 27,300 tons every year.

Apparently a somewhat fragile fruit, a sharp dip in temperatures can threaten guava trees in northern California, while the intense heat of Southern California scorches them.

Health Benefits of Guava

It's no wonder guava is called a "super fruit." Compared to the same amount of pineapple, guavas contain 30 more calories per serving, but three times the protein and more than four times the fiber. All that fiber makes guavas a great "regulator," while helping to protect the colon by reducing the risk of cancer-causing toxins and chemical build up; the fiber actually binds to the toxins and helps move them out of the body.

While pineapples provide 131% of the daily value of vitamin C in a serving, guavas offer 628%. Guava should be eaten with the skin, like an apple, imparting even higher concentrations of vitamin C. Eating fruits rich in this vitamin helps the body build up resistance to infection, including infectious diseases, while scavenging free radicals that could cause serious illnesses.

Guavas contain: vitamin A (21% of the daily value), essential for maintaining healthy mucous membranes and skin; folate (20%), great for pregnant women to help prevent neural tube defects. Flavonoids include beta-carotene (a known cancer inhibitor); lycopene, which in pink guava has been found to protect the skin against UV rays and help prevent prostate cancer; lutein and cryptoxanthin, both antioxidants. Guavas have potassium, too - more per serving than even a banana - which is important as heart rate and blood pressure regulators.

Smaller amounts of other vitamins in guava deserve mention: pantothenic acid, niacin, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), vitamin E and K, and the minerals magnesium, copper, and manganese, the latter imparting the enzyme superoxide dismutase.

However, consume guavas in moderation because they contain fructose, which may be harmful to your health in excessive amounts.

Studies on Guava

In one study, guava showed a marked blood glucose lowering effect when eaten by both adults at risk for diabetes and healthy volunteers, indicating its possible usefulness in improving and/or preventing diabetes mellitus, or adult-onset diabetes.

After conducting a Japanese study on guava leaf tea (GLT), which contains the polyphenols quercetin and ellagic acid, and regulates the absorption of dietary carbohydrate from the intestines, GLT can be (and is) given to patients at high risk of developing diabetes to curb blood sugar spikes after meals.

Guava Healthy Recipes:
Spicy Guava Salad

1. Chop the guavas finely or into bite-sized pieces, depending on how you want it. Ensure that guavas are not too ripe or too raw.

2. Transfer the chopped guavas into a bowl.

3. Add the chaat masala, red chili powder, cumin powder, and salt.

4. Add finely chopped coriander leaves.

5. Squeeze lemon juice over it and give it all a good toss till everything is mixed well.

6. Serve immediately.

(Source: Sify Bawarchi)

Guava Fun Facts

Guava can be almost invasive if allowed to grow at will, reaching heights of 30 feet. On some South Pacific Islands, it's illegal to plant new trees just for this reason. Guava trees can produce fruit twice a season in areas where the climate is right, and can live for around 40 years. Beautiful, edible flowers precipitating the fruit have myriad, tall stamens with tiny pistils at the ends, resembling exploding fireworks.

Summary

Guava may not be the most popular fruit in America, but more consumers are now becoming aware of the flavor and uses this interesting little fruit offers. Guava contains nutrients that help curb all kinds of illnesses, including cancer and diabetes. Its vitamin A content is five times that of an orange, and it also has stellar amounts of protein, fiber, and folate, and possibly more vitamin C than any other fruit. Antioxidants and flavonoids also are in abundance in guavas. But it's what this fruit means to tropical areas of the world that's important, deliciously adding to the nutrition needs of people who might otherwise be lacking.

If you've never eaten a guava, pick up a few the next time you hit the local farmer's market. You might find them to be a fresh new addition to your fruit repertoire.

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At the beginning of the book I was a little confused, but after watching this video, I understand more about what I'm reading. It really explained the book and characters which ares important concepts you need to understand while reading. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeHpV9zrMcY