Taboo:
1, sweet potato has a high carbohydrate content, which is decomposed into glucose after entering the human body, so patients with diabetes and hyperglycemia should not eat too much.
2. The fresh tuber of sweet potato is poisonous according to the cloud, which can cause anesthesia; After boiling or frying, it is non-toxic and edible.
3. People with true evil should not eat big potatoes.
Extended data
Eating potato food has many advantages:
First, prevent constipation. A large number of studies show that eating some potatoes every day can reduce the risk of constipation. The reason is that potatoes are rich in dietary fiber, which can promote intestinal health and prevent constipation.
Second, it helps to control weight. Potatoes have low fat content, high water content and strong satiety. When two kinds of food are equally full, potatoes consume less energy. Therefore, replacing part of refined rice flour with potatoes can reduce energy intake and help control weight.
Third, it helps to supplement vitamin C. The vitamin C content of potatoes, sweet potatoes and other potatoes is much higher than other staple foods, even higher than most rhizomes, fresh beans and eggplant vegetables. In addition to these characteristics, different potatoes also have their own characteristics.
Sweet potato is rich in carotenoids. The color of yellow sweet potato comes from carotenoids, and the darker the color, the higher the carotenoid content. This nutrient can be partially converted into vitamin A in human body, which helps to promote growth, protect night vision and enhance immune function.
People with weak gastrointestinal function, eating too many sweet potatoes is easy to stimulate gastric acid secretion and cause abdominal discomfort, but cooking sweet potatoes with white rice can effectively relieve abdominal distension and other discomfort.
Purple sweet potato is antioxidant. Purple potato, also called black potato, is rich in anthocyanins. This phytochemical has a particularly strong antioxidant capacity, which helps to eliminate free radicals in the human body. Studies have shown that anthocyanin supplementation can effectively reduce the inflammatory response of different groups of people.
Inflammation is closely related to the occurrence and development of many chronic diseases, such as obesity, atherosclerosis and malignant tumors. Anthocyanin has the characteristic of turning blue when it meets alkali, so it is best not to add alkali to purple potato porridge, and dropping a few drops of lemon will help to keep beautiful purple.
References:
People's Network-People's Health Network-Eating potatoes to lose weight and prevent constipation in winter