Are you still eating bananas?This kind of dish is the real "stool king"!Now eat the right season

Speaking of stool food, the first reaction of many people is bananas.

But there is a kind of vegetable, the laxative effect is more powerful than the banana. Eating often can delay aging and enhance resistance!

01

Promote defecation

Dietary fiber is the main substance to promote defecation in food.

The content of dietary fiber in the lotus root is 4.9 grams, and the banana is only 2.6 grams, which is almost double the banana.

Eating bananas in a hand is worse than stir -fry the lotus root, cold mix!

Among the fresh lotus root, the total dietary fiber content is as high as 66.34%.

According to the solubility of dietary fiber, it is divided into water -soluble dietary fiber and water insoluble dietary fiber, which respectively account for 6.05%and 60.29%of the fresh lotus content.

Dietary fiber can be used as a substrate for intestinal microbial growth, which helps to regulate the intestinal flora.

It can also be combined with gall acid, triglyceride, and cholesterol in the human body to discharge it from the feces, thereby reducing the absorption of fat and cholesterol.

In this regard, high dietary fiber food can also prevent obesity and promote weight loss.

Related animal research, the dietary fiber in the festival acts on obese mice, and it is found that dietary fiber has a significant effect on the increase in controlling mouse fat, which can slow down the weight growth of mice.

02

anti aging

Lotus root also has a strong antioxidant characteristics, which can effectively remove a variety of free radicals, which is conducive to delaying aging.

The Institute of Health and Environmental Medicine, compared the antioxidants of 66 kinds of vegetables and fruits, and found that the antioxidant properties of lotus root among all vegetables were the strongest.

Lotus root antioxidant is extremely strong

Researchers believe that the antioxidant properties of lotus root are related to the phenols it contained in. The more phenols contained, the stronger the antioxidant.

Smoking, drinking, ultraviolet irradiation, polluted air, chemical drugs, and anxiety and depression in daily life can cause the human body to have free radicals.

These free radicals are harmful to the human body and destroy the body's antioxidant capabilities.

The body's antioxidant ability not only originated from itself, but also obtained from food.

For example, eating more lotus root and other foods with antioxidant can help help remove free radicals in the body and delay aging.

In addition to the antioxidant capacity in the lotus root, it can inhibit bacteria, lower blood sugar, and enhance neurological development.

03

Improve the immunity

The types of nutrients in lotus root are rich in types and are valuable to maintain the health of the human body.

First, it contains 7 major categories of nutrients such as protein, fat, sugar, inorganic salts (minerals), vitamins, water, and cellulose.

In other words, the lotus root can meet the most basic nutrition and physiological needs of the human body alone, and you can eat it as a staple food in a special period.

The vitamins can help strengthen the resistance of the human body and promote the metabolism of the body.

Secondly, lotus root also contains 19 amino acids, including 7 essential amino acids.

These amino acids help improve human antibodies and enhance immunity.

All in all, the richness of lotus root can not only promote defecation, but also help delay aging and enhance resistance.

Now the lotus root is now on the season, you may wish to eat a natural "laxative" dish from time to time!

Reference materials:

[1] Lei Dan, Li Junsheng, Li Shuyi, Zhu Zhenzhou, & He Jingren. (2022). Lotus root soluble dietary fiber and polyphenol complex stability and fat adsorption activity. Chinese Food Journal, 22 (2), 9.

[2] Wu Qian, Liu Zhiyong, Li Guowen, Liu Fangfang, & Zhao Zhifeng. (2020). The functional characteristics of lotus root and their product development prospects. Food and fermentation technology, 56 (6), 5.

[3] Construction, Cao Rongan, Kong Baohua, & Liu Fusheng. (2005). The physiological function and application status of dietary fiber. Agricultural product processing (below) (8), 48-48.

[4] Anonymous. Comparison of 66 kinds of vegetables and fruits' antioxidant activity. Nutrition Journal (2), 203-207.

Author: Xiao Xue | Editor: Bu Guli 涫涫 | Review: Lao Bai

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