Groundnut, also known as sweet potato, white potato, sweet potato, sweet potato and red moss, is a health food that is used for both medicine and food. Sweet potato contains dietary fiber, carotene, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin E and more than 10 kinds of trace elements such as potassium, iron, copper, selenium, calcium, etc. It has high nutritional value and is called the most balanced health food by nutritionists, and is listed as the first of the 13 best vegetables selected by the World Health Organization (WHO). So what are the benefits of eating groundnuts?
Can prevent and treat constipation
Sweet potatoes contain fiber to water-soluble fiber, can absorb water in the human intestinal tract expansion, softening stool and increase the volume of stool; sweet potatoes contain non-water-soluble cellulose and can promote intestinal peristalsis, so that the stool is very easy to discharge Hugh outside. Therefore, sweet potatoes can not only prevent constipation, is the treatment of constipation "good medicine".
Beneficial to weight loss and bodybuilding
Each 100 grams of fresh groundnut contains only 0.2 grams of fat, generating 99 kilocalories of calories, is a low-fat, low-calorie food, can effectively prevent sugar into fat, easy to make people feel full, either as a staple food or a side dish is a good weight loss food.
Regulate the body's acid-base balance
Groundnut is an alkaline food because it contains more mineral cations after metabolism in the human body. When the body is acidic, disease will come to the door, so sweet potatoes are good for the body's acid-base balance.
Delay aging
Sweet potato is rich in mucin, which is a mixture of polyketide and protein, can keep the digestive tract, respiratory tract and joint cavity lubrication, maintain the elasticity of cardiovascular, prevent atherosclerosis delay aging.
Tumor prevention
The nutrients with the most anti-cancer effect in the diet are beta-carotene (vitamin A precursor), vitamin C and folic acid, and all three are richer in sweet potatoes.
Regular consumption of sweet potatoes helps maintain normal folate levels in the body, low levels of folate in the body will increase the risk of getting cancer. The high content of dietary fiber in sweet potatoes has the effect of promoting gastrointestinal motility, preventing constipation and colorectal cancer.
Lower blood pressure
The supplementary blood pressure lowering effect of sweet potato is mainly attributed to its rich potassium content. Because potassium and sodium are important elements affecting blood pressure, if the body consumes enough potassium, it will promote the blood excretion of excess sodium; consumption of potassium-rich food, but also promote the balance of mineral levels in the body, and ultimately play a role in lowering blood pressure.
