6 Of The Many Benefits Of Sweet Potato

1. 6 Of The Many Benefits Of Sweet Potato

2. About Sweet Potato: • Sweet potato is a starchy root vegetable that is a little sweet in taste. • The cultivation of sweet potatoes is not restricted to any particular region. • It is one of the rare vegetables that are available in a decent quantity across the world. • This vegetable comes in different colors like purple, orange, white and yellow. • Even the leaves of this vegetable are edible.

3. Benefits of Sweet Potato: • Helps Control Your Blood Sugar Level • The major health benefit of sweet potato is that it has a low to high glycemic index scale. • The relatively low level of glycemic index indicates that it slowly releases the sugar in your bloodstream. • The release of sugar from sweet potato is very low as compared to that from other starchy foods. • This slow release of sugar helps in controlling the sugar levels in your body. • This regulation of sugar helps in keeping a check on both types of diabetes i.e. Type I and Type II.

4. Benefits of Sweet Potato: 2. Helps You Manage Your Stress Levels • Magnesium keeps a check on the level of your stress and anxiety. • Researches have shown that the modern diet has a very low level of this mineral i.e, magnesium. • Magnesium is deficient in most individuals these days and leads to a higher number of cases of depression and anxiety.

5. Benefits of Sweet Potato: 3. Anti-Inflammatory In Nature • This vegetable contains many nutrients which have anti-inflammatory properties. • Sweet potatoes have a high concentration of choline and helps in reducing inflammation. • Purple sweet potato is very popular in lowering inflammation. • It also reduces the growth of fat cells which keeps a check on your weight. 4. Helps In Preventing/Dealing With Cancer • The high amount of antioxidants protects our body against various cancers. • Purple sweet potato contains anthocyanins and is known to slow the growth of certain cancer cells. • It mainly tackles the cancer cells that are present or are developing in the bladder, colon, breast, and stomach. • Test-tube studies suggest that even orange sweet potatoes have anti-cancer properties.

6. Benefits of Sweet Potato: 5. Helps You With Your Vision • Sweet potatoes have a good proportion of beta-carotene. • Beta-carotene is later on converted into vitamin A which is useful in producing light-detecting receptors in your eyes. • Many people in developing countries suffer from a particular type of blindness due to the deficiency of vitamin A. • Benefit of sweet potato with orange skin is that it will keep your vision in good health. • Purple sweet potatoes also have similar health benefits. 6. High Nutritional Values • Protein, Fat , Carbs • Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin B6 • Potassium, Manganese, Niacin, Copper

7. The Takeaway: • Nothing is greater than your healthy self. • Diabetes, cancer, and such diseases are now becoming more and more common. • One thing that we all can be and should be mindful of is – what do we eat. • The benefit of sweet potato is that it has a very high content of all vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. • Including sweet potato in your daily meal will do so much good for you and your family.

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