Potatoes are known as underground apples and second bread.
It's an inherent impression that potatoes are always a dish.
In fact, potatoes are not only a delicious food.
It is also a very practical nutritional food.
Let's take a look at the long-term effects of potatoes.
Efficacy of potatoes
1. Anti-aging
Potatoes are rich in B vitamins, such as vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and vitamin B6, which are relatively high. B vitamins are natural anti-aging foods, so potatoes have a good anti-aging effect.
2. Beauty and Weight Loss
Potato is a very good food with high potassium and low sodium. It is very suitable for people with edema and obesity. With its rich potassium content, it is almost the highest in vegetables, so it has the effect of lean legs. It also has the effect of skin care and facial care.
3. Laxative bowel movement
Traditional Chinese medicine holds that potatoes are "plain, sweet and non-toxic, can strengthen the spleen and stomach, tonify Qi and regulate the middle, relieve pain and relieve stool. It has a significant effect on patients with weakness of spleen and stomach, dyspepsia, gastrointestinal discord, abdominal pain and dyspepsia. Modern research has proved that potatoes are effective in mediating indigestion.
4. Reduce the probability of stroke
A Japanese study found that eating five to six potatoes a week reduced the risk of stroke by 40%.
5. Protecting Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Potatoes are rich in mucin, which can prevent cardiovascular disease. In addition, the rich dietary fiber in potatoes has the function of controlling cholesterol in blood. The rich potassium ion has good health effects on promoting the balance of internal and external acidity and alkalinity, and avoiding the sudden rise of blood pressure.
6. It has a variety of medicinal value.
Can be used to treat ribs, carbuncle, eczema, scald and other diseases.
7. Avoiding Negative Emotions and Improving Mental State
Experts believe that vitamin C and vitamin A in potatoes are very high, and vitamin C is a soothing mood and one of the elements to help get rid of all kinds of mental distress.
Taboos on potatoes
1. Peeling
Potatoes should be peeled and eaten. The places with bud eyes must be digged out to avoid poisoning.
2. It is not suitable to invade for a long time.
Cut potato shreds or slices can not be soaked for a long time, and soaking too long will cause nutrient loss such as water-soluble vitamins.
3. Do not buy germinated potatoes
When buying potatoes, don't buy green and sprouting potatoes with skin color to avoid Solanin poisoning.
4. Potatoes + persimmons are eaten differently
After eating potatoes, human stomach will produce a large amount of hydrochloric acid. If you eat persimmon again, persimmon will produce precipitation under the action of stomach acid, which is difficult to digest and not easy to discharge.
5. Potato + Banana Presidential Spot
If the two foods are eaten together or not 15 minutes apart, the elements contained in the two foods will have chemical effects and produce certain toxins. These toxins cause spots.
6. Potatoes + tomatoes can cause indigestion
Potatoes produce large amounts of hydrochloric acid in the human gastrointestinal tract; tomatoes produce precipitation insoluble in water in a strong acidic environment, resulting in poor appetite and indigestion.