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In addition to beta carotene, pumpkins offer vitamin C, vitamin E, iron, and folate — all of which strengthen your immune system. More pumpkin in your diet can help your immune cells work better to ward off germs and speed healing when you get a wound.

Pumpkin is popular in pancakes, pies, custards, and muffins, but it also works well in savoury dishes. You can cook it into a soup or roast it with other vegetables.