Five nutritional functions of beetroot
People often eat beetroot because it has a great health-preserving effect. Scarab root is not only a very commonly used vegetable, but also a food with great medicinal value and health care function. Folic acid in beetroot is the most needed element for pregnant women, so it is suitable for pregnant women to eat beetroot. Eating beetroot in the elderly can effectively raise blood pressure and Alzheimer's disease, while eating beetroot in children is helpful to growth and development.
1, old people eat beetroot. It helps to lower and stabilize blood pressure.
There is an organic nitrate in beet plants, which is a key substance to help lower blood pressure. Nitrate helps to increase the concentration of nitric oxide gas in blood, thus helping to relax smooth muscle, relax blood vessels and promote blood circulation. The nitrate content in beetroot is about 20 times that of ordinary vegetables.
Eating beetroot can reduce the risk of cancer.
Cancer is a high-incidence disease in modern times. Gastric cancer, liver cancer and breast cancer threaten the health of men, women and children. We should do a good job in anti-cancer and anti-cancer work at ordinary times. Lycopene in beetroot is an excellent antioxidant with anticancer activity, which can inhibit the tumor growth of prostate cancer or breast cancer cells. However, further experiments are needed to confirm the direct relationship between beetroot and cancer prevention.
3. Brainstorming workers eat beetroot to improve cerebral blood circulation.
Mental workers often eat beetroot, which can effectively promote the blood circulation of the brain and is beneficial to the development and health of the brain. Giving children beetroot is beneficial to the development of the brain. Beetroot can slow down the deterioration of dementia, because beetroot can improve vasodilation, and the high folic acid content is the main reason. About 2~3 beetroot can reach 70% of the recommended daily intake standard for adults.
Athletes eat beetroot to increase their physical strength and endurance.
Beet root is a very suitable food for athletes. British BBC News reported that drinking 500ml of beet root juice every day can help increase physical strength by 65,438+06%, and nitrate in beet root will be converted into nitric oxide, which will reduce oxygen intake during exercise and make exercise less tiring. Drinking beet root juice regularly can add points to athletes' long-term physical training.
5. The high fiber of beetroot can solve the problem of digestion.
Beet root is rich in plant fiber, which can meet the needs of human body and keep the acid-base neutralization of stomach and intestines. Too much gastric acid can inhibit it, and too little gastric acid can stimulate gastric acid secretion and keep it neutral. In addition, about100g of beetroot (2-3 beetroot) can supplement 10% of fiber needed by human body for one day and promote intestinal digestion.
Beetroot has so many benefits that we finally understand them now. In our daily diet, we should arrange to eat beetroot reasonably. The reason why beetroot is so valued abroad is also because of the benefits we introduced to you above. Beetle root is a kind of nutritious food around us, which is of great benefit to our health.