What is the nutritional value of kelp?
The iodine content of kelp reaches 3%~5%. Iodine is necessary to regulate the function of the thyroid gland in the human body. Adults lack of iodine, will cause goiter (thick neck), children lack of iodine, will affect the development of the brain and sex organs. In addition, kelp is cool in nature and can reduce inflammation and fever, replenish blood and moisten the lungs and lower blood pressure. Often eat some kelp, on the prevention and treatment of endemic goiter has a special effect. In addition, the lymphatic tuberculosis, swollen legs and feet, indigestion, skin ulcers and other diseases, also has a good therapeutic effect. However, kelp is cold in nature, and people with weak spleen and stomach should not eat more. Scientific consumption of kelp kelp due to nutritious, tasty and inexpensive, naturally become a regular guest on the people's table. But according to experts, scientific consumption of kelp has a higher nutritional value. Tofu with kelp eating reasonable. Nutrition experts, tofu and other soybean products, nutritious, inexpensive, can supplement the body's need for high-quality protein, vitamin E, calcium, iron and so on. Tofu also contains a variety of saponins, can prevent the production of lipid peroxide, inhibit fat absorption, promote fat decomposition, but saponins can promote the excretion of iodine, easily caused by iodine deficiency. Therefore, often eat tofu should be appropriate to increase the intake of iodine, and kelp is rich in iodine, will be tofu and kelp with fried food, is a very reasonable diet. As an alkaline health food, kelp is rich in iodine, iron, calcium and other nutrients, which can effectively regulate blood pH to avoid excessive consumption of alkaline elements (calcium, zinc) in the body due to acidic neutralization. And women due to physiological reasons, often resulting in iron-deficiency anemia, eat more seaweed such as kelp can effectively replenish iron. Therefore, experts recommend that women should make up iodine and iron in due course, and eat more kelp and other seaweed food is very good for the body. But just like seafood is not suitable for everyone to eat, some people should not eat more kelp. Among them, due to kelp, sea cucumbers and other seafood contains more uric acid, after being absorbed by the body is easy to form uric acid crystals in the joints, so that arthritis symptoms worsen. Therefore, arthritis patients avoid eating more seafood such as kelp. In addition, although eating kelp is one of the body's main means of supplemental iodine, but the consumption of kelp must be in moderation, can not be regarded as the main dish of kelp eaten every day, too much consumption of kelp on the health of the body is no good.