Sweet potato

Sweet potato

1, the benefits of eating sweet potato to lose weight, purgative sweet potato contains rich dietary fiber, carotene, pectin and other nutrients, can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, accelerate the excretion of harmful toxins in the body, prevent and reduce the occurrence of intestinal system diseases. Sweet potato IS STILL THE FOOD OF LOW FAT, LOW HEAT ENERGY, RICH DIETARY FIBER CAN HAVE SATIETY EFFECT, WON'T CAUSE OVEREATING PHENOMENON COMMONLY, BE HELPFUL FOR REDUCING WEIGHT. 2, enhance resistance sweet potato is rich in glycoprotein and mucin, glycoprotein can effectively enhance immunity for the body, has a good anti-mutation effect, mucin also has a special protective effect on the human body, can slow down organ aging, improve immunity of the body. Sweet potatoes contain calcium and magnesium, which can prevent osteoporosis. 3, prevention of cancer Sweet potatoes contain a large amount of vitamin C, beta carotene and folic acid, this powerful combination of nutrients can improve the human immune function, resist the invasion of bacteria, thus playing a cancer prevention effect. In addition, biologists have found that sweet potatoes contain a chemical called dehydroepiandrosterone, which may be used to prevent colon and breast cancer. 4. Disease prevention and control The potassium contained in the nutritional composition of sweet potato can effectively prevent the occurrence of hypertension and prevent cardiovascular diseases such as stroke. Moreover, sweet potato also contains collagen and mucin, which can play a special protective role on human viscera. These substances can effectively maintain the elasticity of blood vessel wall, prevent the occurrence of atherosclerosis, prevent the decline of liver and kidney function, and have anti-inflammatory and protective effects on human respiratory tract, digestive tract and bone and joint.

Although sweet potato is good, there are the following points to pay attention to :1, there are dark spots, sprouting do not eat dark spots, sprouting sweet potato contains a large number of toxins, people are easy to cause food poisoning after eating, fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms, to cause harm to health. 2, should not eat more sweet potato contains a kind of oxidase, if you eat too much, it will produce gas in the gut, leading to abdominal distension, hiccup, farting and other uncomfortable feelings. In addition, sweet potatoes are very high in sugar content, should not be eaten on an empty stomach, eating sweet potatoes on an empty stomach will produce a lot of stomach acid, let a person have a "heartburn" feeling. 3. It is not suitable to eat sweet potatoes alone, because the protein content is low, it will lead to unbalanced nutrient intake. So when eating sweet potatoes should be combined with other cereals. For example, eating sweet potatoes and rice noodles together can play a complementary role in protein. If you eat them together with pickles or fresh radishes, you can reduce the production of stomach acid. 4, it is best not to eat potato skin there are more alkaloids, eat a little more is likely to cause gastrointestinal discomfort; Also, sweet potatoes are prone to black spot disease as they grow, so it's best to avoid the skin when eating sweet potatoes.

1, sweet potato contains a kind of oxidase, this enzyme is easy to produce a lot of carbon dioxide gas in the gastrointestinal tract, such as sweet potato eating too much, will make people abdominal distension, cough, farting. 2, sweet potato sugar content is high, eat more can stimulate gastric acid secretion, make people feel "heartburn". Because the stomach is stimulated by excessive gastric acid and contraction is strengthened, gastric acid can flow back into the esophagus, and spit acid water occurs. When eating sweet potatoes, it is best to match a little pickles, which can effectively inhibit stomach acid. 3. In addition, sweet potato has more sugar than the body can absorb for a while, and the remaining part is easy to ferment in the intestine, making the abdomen uncomfortable. According to traditional Chinese medicine, dampness of spleen and stomach, Qi stagnation of food should be careful to eat sweet potato.