#Zucchini

Zucchini — the mild, water‑rich summer squash that suddenly fills Bangkok markets each wet season — is more than a cheap filler for stir‑fries and curries. New popular and scientific coverage highlights zucchini’s antioxidants, eye‑protective carotenoids and blood‑pressure‑friendly minerals, and nutrition experts say adding more zucchini to Thai plates can be an easy, low‑cost step toward meeting WHO fruit‑and‑veg targets and lowering risks from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes and hypertension (“How Healthy Is Zucchini?”).