Lettuce is a high potassium and low sodium vegetables, can expand blood vessels, promote urinary sodium excretion, lower blood pressure, and play a role in the prevention and treatment of hypertension and heart disease; contains fluorine, calcium, iron and other minerals, not only to protect the health of the teeth, but also promote the growth of the teeth, iron deficiency anemia also has a very good prevention and treatment of the role of the lettuce contains dietary fiber, can increase the sense of satiety, can be played to broaden the intestines and laxative, weight loss and slimming effect; lettuce contains niacin and low sugar is very suitable for diabetic patients. Lettuce also contains dietary fiber, can increase the sense of satiety, can play a wide bowel laxative, weight loss and slimming effect; lettuce contains niacin and sugar content is very low, very suitable for diabetic patients. The lettuce is cold, and should not be consumed by people with weak spleen and stomach, and women during menstruation.

The content of romaine lettuce is much higher than that of other plants. Consumption of romaine lettuce can supplement fluoride, which can maintain the health of teeth, tooth enamel and bones. It may also help prevent rickets.

Lettuce extract can inhibit carbon tetrachloride-induced serum aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase activity elevation has a significant inhibitory effect, can significantly improve the hepatic lobular steatosis and cell necrosis.

2 taboos of eating lettuce:

1. People with cold spleen and stomach can not eat

People with cold spleen and stomach are better not to eat. It is a cold food, and eating it may aggravate the deficiency cold in people with bad spleen and stomach.

2. Women during menstruation should not consume it

Women during menstruation are not suitable for consumption. Lettuce is cold in nature and may cause symptoms such as menstrual cramps and irregular menstruation after consumption.

Lettuce is a cold food, the nutritional value contained in it is very high, but for women during menstruation and women with cold spleen and stomach, we should pay attention to, it is best not to consume, otherwise, it is easy to cause some health damage, or make the condition worse.