13 amazing effects of sweet potato you may not know

13 amazing effects of sweet potato you may not know

Sweet potatoes are a familiar food for humans and can be processed into many delicious dishes. Few people know that in addition to helping to lose weight, sweet potatoes have many other great uses.

1. Nutritional value of sweet potatoes
Sweet potatoes are a food that contains many healthful nutrients and many essential minerals and vitamins. In 100g sweet potato has the following nutritional content:
* Energy: 90kcal
* Fiber: 3.3g
* Fat: 0.15g
* Folate (Vitamin B9): 6 μg
* Calcium: 38mg
* Iron: 0.69mg
* Magnesium: 27mg
* Manganese: 0.5mg
* Niancin (Vitamin B3): 1.5mg
* Phosphorus: 54mg
* Potassium: 475mg
* Protein: 2g
* Riboflavin (Vitamin B2): 0.11mg
* Sodium: 36mg
* Zinc: 0.32mg
* Starch: 7.05g
* Sugar: 6.5g
* Thiamine (Vitamin B1): 0.11mg
* Vitamin A: 961 μg
* Vitamin B6: 0.29mg
* Vitamin C: 19.6mg
* Vitamin E: 0.71mg


2. Health benefits of sweet potatoes
Beneficial for digestive health
Sweet potatoes contain two types of fiber, soluble and insoluble, which are important for a healthy gut.
Soluble fiber helps absorb water and soften stools, while insoluble fiber avoids water absorption and increases bulk. These 2 substances in sweet potatoes balance each other, so they will help you avoid difficult bowel movements, constipation, diarrhea, ...
In addition, these types of fiber also create an environment for beneficial bacteria in your colon to grow and produce chain fatty acids that provide energy for the cells lining the intestines and keep them healthy.

Sweet potatoes contain antioxidants that promote the growth of beneficial gut bacteria like Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus that help you avoid diseases like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and infectious diarrhea.
In addition, sweet potato extract also actively protects gastrointestinal tissues from ulcers caused by aspirin, so it is very good in the treatment of gastrointestinal ulcers.

Support diabetes management
Sweet potatoes have a low glycemic index, so they release blood sugar more slowly than other starchy foods, which helps to control blood sugar and reduce insulin resistance.
In addition, sweet potatoes also contain magnesium and high levels of fiber that help manage, control and prevent diabetes (diabetes).

Supports weight management
Sweet potatoes contain a good amount of fermentable and soluble fiber that will help the body have a natural self-maintenance and weight-regulating mechanism. Fibers including pectin will help reduce food intake effectively and increase the activity of hormones in the body.

Reduce vitamin A deficiency of the body
Vitamin A is an important substance in helping the body fight infections and increase its ability to fight infections in the long run.
Beta carotene contained in sweet potatoes, after entering the body, will be converted into vitamin A by the liver in double the amount, thereby solving the body's vitamin A deficiency.
In addition, a lack of vitamin A also gives you a poor eyesight. Sweet potatoes are a good source of vitamin A that helps reduce eye problems like corneal ulcers, corneal dryness, and conjunctivitis to help you have healthy eyes.

Relieves stress
Magnesium is a mineral rich in sweet potatoes that has great effects in reducing anxiety and stress, thereby helping to reduce the risk of falling into a state of depression or extreme anxiety. Thanks to this effect, eating sweet potatoes is said to be a method to help treat depression.

Promotes anti-inflammatory activity
Due to the high content of choline and anthocyanin, sweet potatoes become a food that helps reduce and prevent inflammation.
Choline helps reduce the body's inflammatory response, while anthocyanins can prevent and reduce inflammation, helping to reduce the growth of some cancer cells, especially colon cancer.

Has anti-cancer properties
Sweet potatoes contain powerful antioxidants that help prevent cancer.
In purple sweet potato contains many anthocyanins, which help slow down the growth of bladder, colon, stomach and breast cancer cells. Especially colon cancer, eating sweet potatoes will help reduce the likelihood of early disease.
Orange sweet potatoes and potato skins contain substances that have been shown to have anti-prostate, colorectal, ...

Reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases
Oxidation of the body will give rise to symptoms such as atherosclerosis leading to the development of heart disease.
Sweet potato extract contains many polyphenols that help prevent oxidation and reduce the risk of heart disease.

Improve hair and skin health
The vitamins contained in sweet potatoes are great for the skin and hair.
Vitamin E is beneficial in reducing oxidative stress thereby increasing hair density in people with hair loss.
Vitamin C is needed for collagen synthesis to help increase pigmentation and prevent skin aging, as well as has anti-inflammatory properties that help reduce acne and help wounds heal faster.

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