Seven benefits of sweet potato for women

Sweet potato has the effect of nourishing and warming your stomach If you eat a piece of sweet potato, you will feel warm and comfortable immediately In fact, the benefits of sweet potatoes are much more than that Sweet potato is recognized as the "champion vegetable" Sweet potato is rich in dietary fiber, potassium, iron, vitamin B6 and other nutrients, and low in calories Sweet potato and purple potato belong to the same category of sweet potato Sweet potato can be divided into red heart, yellow heart, white heart and purple heart Except for their slightly different color and taste, there is no significant difference in nutritional value Sweet potato is characterized by rich and excellent dietary fiber, which is conducive to gastrointestinal peristalsis, smooth defecation and elimination of stool Western medicine believes that smooth defecation is conducive to digestion, absorption and immunity enhancement Generally speaking, sweet potatoes with red and yellow hearts are popular because of their sweet taste; white hearts have relatively higher starch content and taste slightly dry, which is more popular in cold areas; purple potatoes are popular in recent years, because they contain more antioxidant anthocyanins and have a special taste, which is deeply loved by women and children Different from other vegetables, sweet potato also contains more starch and a certain amount of high-quality protein, which can be absorbed and utilized by the human body, or even used as a belly wrapping Because of this, many women regard it as the first food to lose weight The seven health care effects of sweet potato: 1 It is beneficial to lose weight Modern people eat more oil, meat, eggs and milk, exercise less, it is easy to be fat, causing "rich disease" The sweet potato has the characteristics of low fat content, low heat production and strong satiety, which just meet the basic requirements of the dieters Every 100 grams of fresh sweet potato contains only 0.2 grams of fat, which produces 99 kilocalories of heat energy, about 1 / 3 of the rice Therefore, it is a good low-fat, low heat energy food If it is used as the main food, it can effectively reduce the amount of other food consumption, so as to achieve the effect of weight loss In addition, sweet potato can effectively prevent sugar from turning into fat, which is good for bodybuilding 2 Prevent high cholesterol Sweet potatoes inhibit cholesterol 10 times more than other foods So, if you have high cholesterol, you can eat two more sweet potatoes 3 Assist in blood glucose control It was found that the insulin sensitivity of type 2 diabetic patients was improved after taking the white skin sweet potato extract, which was helpful to control blood glucose 4 Reduce the risk of stroke Sweet potato is the absolute king of "high potassium and low sodium" Potassium rich foods such as sweet potatoes reduced the risk of stroke by 20%, the study found 5 Assist in lowering blood pressure The assistant depressurization effect of sweet potato is mainly due to its rich potassium element Because potassium and sodium are important elements that affect the blood pressure If the human body ingests enough potassium, it will promote the blood to excrete excess sodium; eating food rich in potassium will also promote the balance of the mineral level in the body, and ultimately play a role in assisting the blood pressure 6 Joint maintenance Sweet potato is rich in mucin, which is good for joint maintenance 7 Cancer prevention and anti-cancer The extract of sweet potato can effectively inhibit colon cancer and breast cancer, and the inhibition rate of ripe sweet potato is higher than that of raw sweet potato 6 health tips for eating sweet potato: 1 Do not eat it raw The starch in the raw sweet potato is difficult to digest, so it must be steamed or roasted thoroughly It is recommended to use cooking method and less frying 2 Not excessive Although sweet potato can be used as the main food, if it is used as the main food for a long time, it may cause malnutrition, especially for the special population who are in the early stage of serious illness and are pregnant The patients with dampness obstruction of spleen and stomach, qi stagnation and food accumulation in TCM diagnosis should also be careful Diabetes patients should follow the doctor's advice 3 Do not eat on an empty stomach Eating sweet potato on an empty stomach is easy to be sour and heartburn In addition, sweet potatoes to eat while hot, stomach will be comfortable 4 Add salt vegetables to reduce pantothenic acid Sweet potato has a high sugar content If you eat it too much, it will produce a lot of stomach acid, which will cause sour water or heartburn At this point, eating salted vegetables can reduce symptoms 5 Eat sweet potato porridge without flatulence Sweet potato is easy to produce a large amount of carbon dioxide gas in the gastrointestinal tract, if you eat too much, it will cause abdominal distension and hiccups; sweet potato has a lot of sugar, which accumulates in the intestinal fermentation, and it will also cause abdominal distention and other discomfort When eating sweet potato, it's better not to drink water while eating, or to cook porridge with a small amount of sweet potato and rice, so as to reduce gastrointestinal discomfort Compared with adults, children are more likely to have such problems, and infants are only recommended to eat sweet potato porridge; older children can replace part of the main food with sweet potato in a certain meal, but not more than 1 / 3 of the total main food 6 The old man should try to eat fresh food The water will be lost and the sugar will be increased when the sweet potato is stored for a long time, so the elderly should also try to eat fresh sweet potato.