1, brown rice is rich in dietary fiber, and proper intake of dietary fiber can help improve gastrointestinal function, purify blood, soften feces, prevent obesity, promote metabolism and detoxify. ?

2. The germ layer of brown rice contains unsaturated fatty acids, which can lower cholesterol and protect the heart. ?

3. Brown rice germ is rich in vitamin E. Taking enough vitamin E can effectively promote blood circulation in the body and maintain body function. ?

4. Vitamin E in brown rice can effectively neutralize free radicals, delay skin aging, prevent wrinkles and spots from appearing prematurely, and make skin shiny and bright. ?

5. Brown rice is also rich in oryzanol, which can help regulate pancreatic "β cells" and help stabilize blood sugar.

Second, the disadvantages of eating brown rice

Although brown rice contains certain mineral elements and vitamins, once the brown rice is stored with a proper amount of water and the temperature of the storage environment changes, it will germinate. At the moment of germination, the calcium and magnesium phytate contained in brown rice is combined with minerals, which is not easy to decompose. These minerals will not be absorbed by the human body, but may be excreted through stool, resulting in insufficient intake of minerals, causing tooth damage and fragile bones. ?

When eating brown rice, you don't pay attention to controlling the weight. If you eat too much, it will also cause gastrointestinal burden.

Extended data

Brown rice is best not to be eaten every day. Although the nutritional value of brown rice is very high, long-term consumption, especially eating brown rice as a staple food, will have some bad effects on the human body, the most important effect is that it will lead to insufficient mineral intake in the body. Therefore, it is best to eat brown rice once a week, and it is enough to eat eight points at a time.

Brown rice can be combined with oats, red beans, coix seed, mung beans, buckwheat, white rice and other ingredients to eat, which is not only easier to digest, but also richer in nutrients.

The digestion and absorption function of the elderly and children is relatively weak. If you eat too much coarse grains, it will easily lead to an increase in the burden on the stomach and hinder the absorption and utilization of other nutrients. Therefore, you should reduce the amount of brown rice, and it is best to use brown rice for porridge, or grind brown rice to eat to improve the absorption rate.

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