It is the season for roasted sweet potatoes again. Many people in life have a special liking for sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes taste very sweet and delicious, but for many syrup friends, they dare not eat sweet potatoes because the taste of sweet potatoes is too sweet. So will syrup friends lower blood sugar or raise blood sugar when eating sweet potatoes?
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[Nutritional ingredients of sweet potato]
Every 500 grams of sweet potato contains 11.5 grams of protein , 14.5 grams of sugar, 1 gram of body fat, 100 mg of phosphorus, 90 mg of calcium, 2 grams of iron, 0.5 mg of carotene . In addition, it also contains vitamin B, vitamin C, nic acid and fatty acids and other nutrients.
Sweet potatoes contain methylcellulose , which is 10 times that of rice and flour . After eating sweet potatoes, it can promote digestion, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, and protect gastrointestinal health.
Sweet potatoes contain mucin protein, which has a maintenance effect on various organs in the human body, especially for the respiratory system, digestive system and blood vessels.
Sweet potatoes contain hydrophosphate . is the lacking in rice and wheat. Moreover, our body cannot produce hydrophosphate. Eating sweet potatoes appropriately can supplement calcium biphosphate.
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[Efficacy and Effects of Sweet Potato]
1. Laziness and Detoxification
Sweet Potato contains a large amount of dietary fiber that cannot be digested and absorbed in the intestines , which can stimulate the intestines, enhance peristalsis, and achieve the effect of laxation and detoxification. The elderly friends have slow in intestinal peristalsis, so they can eat sweet potatoes appropriately.
2, assisted blood pressure reduction
sweet potatoes are rich in potassium . Intake enough potassium can eliminate excess sodium in the blood, promote the balance of mineral levels in the body, and achieve the effect of auxiliary blood pressure reduction.
3, auxiliary blood sugar control
For patients with type 2 diabetes, , , , , , , , , , can improve the sensitivity of insulin , , so the effective substances in sweet potatoes can help stabilize blood sugar, and sweet potatoes contain selenium, which can also help regulate blood sugar levels.
4, protect cardiovascular
Sweet potatoes contain folic acid , vitamin A, vitamin B, and carotene can all prevent cardiovascular , carotene and vitamin C can help anti-aging, antioxidant and prevent atherosclerosis, and the potassium element in carrots helps balance human cell fluid and electrolytes , folic acid and vitamin B6 can lower the blood level of homocysteine .
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[Can sweet potato really fight cancer? 】
Previously, researchers from the National Cancer Prevention Institute of Japan studied the eating habits of 260,000 people, and the follow-up survey found that the rate of cooked sweet potatoes reached 98.7%, and the rate of cancer suppression of raw sweet potatoes reached 94.4%, so many people think that sweet potatoes are the king of anti-cancer. Is the statement
trustworthy? Nutritionist Gu Chuan Ling said that these studies are controversial. Some studies have relatively few samples. did not exclude other factors. Some took the extract of sweet potatoes, not the sweet potato itself. Therefore, through these studies, we cannot conclude that sweet potatoes can fight cancer.
If you suffer from cancer, you should actively treat it. Do not attempt to fight cancer by eating sweet potatoes. This will only make the disease worse and worse.
【Is there a risk of eating roasted sweet potatoes? 】
Although fragrant roasted sweet potatoes are likely to arouse people's taste buds, there has been a lot of controversy over the past few years. Some people say that eating roasted sweet potatoes often has a risk of cancer, and is mainly because most roasted sweet potatoes use large iron buckets used for chemical raw materials.
This kind of large iron barrel is heated at high temperature, and the chemical raw materials in it will be released, so many people think that sweet potatoes will absorb these chemical raw materials during the roasting process, So some researchers say that the roasted sweet potatoes purchased at roadside stalls actually contain heavy metals such as sulfur.
First of all, don’t panic. If you choose to roast sweet potatoes, you should choose roasted sweet potatoes without broken skins. And try to avoid the sweet potato skins when eating. Of course, the healthiest way is to roast them at home.
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[Eat sweet potatoes frequently, should you lower blood sugar or raise blood sugar? Perhaps many people have never eaten the right one.
Many saccharines will question the sweet potato. The taste of sweet potato is so sweet. Can saccharines really eat sweet potatoes?
The following is a comparison of the nutrients of 100 grams of sweet potatoes and 100 grams of rice:
From the table above, we can see that sweet potatoes have lower carbohydrates, and their glycemic index and blood sugar load are lower than those of white rice. If potatoes are used instead of the staple food of refined rice and white flour, blood sugar can be controlled to a certain extent.
However, everyone needs to pay attention to that no matter which food it is, the amount must be strictly controlled. If you consume too much, it can easily cause blood sugar to rise. For diabetics, potatoes can be included in the category of staple foods. is used to replace refined rice, and the daily intake of staple food for white flour should be controlled at about 50~100 grams.
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[How should diabetics eat sweet potatoes correctly? 】
. Let cool down and eat
. Different processing methods, the sugar-raising index of sweet potatoes is different. The sugar-raising index of cooked sweet potatoes is 76.7, and the sugar-raising index of cooled sweet potatoes becomes 54. Therefore, for patients with diabetes , it is best to choose a lower temperature, and sweet potatoes should raise sugar slowly.
2. Try not to make mud
There are many people who like to add sweet potatoes in their daily life. After is steamed, it will grow into sweet potato slime . makes various desserts. This is a way to eat for syrup friends that is not conducive to controlling blood sugar, because it is easier to digest blood sugar after being mud, and the increase speed is faster.
3, Try not to eat fried and roasted potatoes
Sweet potatoes have relatively strong oil absorption ability. If sweet potatoes are made into roasted potato chips, they are an unhealthy food. Moreover, after applying oil, the sugar increase index will rise slowly. For diabetics, do not eat sweet potatoes of this cooking method.
