2, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, invigorating stomach and promoting digestion. Because it is rich in water and carbohydrates, eating sweet potatoes can clean up the accumulated toxins in the body, speed up blood circulation and promote metabolism. Moreover, the sweet potato itself tastes sweet and juicy, suitable for eating in hot summer, which can not only cool down and relieve summer heat, but also clear the liver, remove fire and reduce dryness. Sweet potatoes are generally regarded as fruits, which are eaten raw after peeling and washing. The raw sweet potatoes are crispy, sweet and full of water. As a vegetable, it can be said that the sweet potato is shredded and mixed with rice vinegar, sugar, sesame oil and other cold dishes, which is not only sweet, sour and crispy, but also produces saliva to stimulate appetite, clear heart and quench thirst, and has the functions of promoting appetite and helping digestion.
3, fat and blood pressure, protect blood vessels. Sweet potato contains a mucin, which can not only remove cholesterol from blood, but also help dilate capillaries, reduce blood viscosity and enhance blood circulation. Therefore, eating sweet potato can play a good role in regulating the body for patients with hypertension and hyperlipidemia. In addition, the sweet potato is rich in protein and sugar, and the mixture generated by them can not only protect human blood vessels, but also restore the elasticity of membrane cavity and blood vessels, which has certain effects on disease prevention, organ atrophy and aging. The most important thing is that the sweet potato has almost no fat that the human body can absorb, but contains a lot of crude fiber, which can help the human body decompose excess fat, so it also has the effect of losing weight to a certain extent. Finally, sweet potato contains a lot of vitamin C. As a super antioxidant vitamin, it is dissolved in a lot of water of sweet potato, which can be better absorbed by human body, thus eliminating free radicals in the body and delaying aging.
4. Supplement nutrition and improve immunity. Sweet potato itself contains a lot of protein, sugar, carbohydrate, water, etc., as well as various vitamins and mineral elements. The human body absorbs these essential nutrients, which can reduce the probability of inducing related diseases due to the lack of trace elements, so eating sweet potato in moderation is still very beneficial to the body. Copper is one of the essential elements for human body, and it is also an essential element for synthesizing various proteins in human body. If it is lacking, it will affect the functions of blood, central nervous system and immune system, and also affect the normal development of brain, liver and heart. Sweet potato contains a certain amount of copper, which can enhance immunity in summer and autumn.