Experts say buckwheat can regulate insulin activity and reduce blood sugar

China's famous experts recently pointed out that buckwheat is the "all-around champion" in food crops Research shows that buckwheat, especially tartary buckwheat, has the highest nutritional value in all food crops, and contains special microelements and medicinal ingredients that other food crops lack It can prevent and treat modern "civilization disease" and almost all middle-aged and elderly cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases Experts are fond of tartary buckwheat Although it has white color and good taste, tartary buckwheat is better from the perspective of health care In addition, many clinical research results also confirmed that tartary buckwheat has the functions of reducing blood fat, blood sugar, blood pressure, weight and antioxidation Buckwheat has many medical functions Firstly, the proportion of amylose in buckwheat starch is high, which can affect the entry of water molecules, delay gelatinization and digestion speed, and thus inhibit the increase of postprandial blood glucose Secondly, the fat content of tartary buckwheat was significantly higher than that of wheat, including 83.2% of unsaturated fatty acids, 47.1% of oleic acid and 36.1% of linoleic acid (linoleic acid can reduce blood cholesterol and prevent atherosclerosis) The third is flavonoids, including quercetin, rutin, etc (rutin has the function of reducing vascular permeability, strengthening fragile micro blood vessels, and promoting insulin secretion; quercetin is an antioxidant that protects human body from many aspects) The fourth is the recent discovery that buckwheat contains buckwheat glycols, which can regulate insulin activity and have hypoglycemic effect.