Sweet potatoes, also known as sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes, red clams, etc., are annual plants of Convolvulaceae, containing dietary fiber, carotene, vitamins A, B, C, E and potassium, iron, copper, selenium, calcium, etc. With high value, it is the champion of the “Top Ten Best Vegetables†selected by the World Health Organization. However, it should be noted that sweet potatoes also have a good taste when eaten.
Sweet potatoes must be steamed, cooked, and eaten since the starch granules in sweet potatoes are not destroyed by high temperatures and are difficult to digest.
Sweet potato contains an oxidase, which easily produces large amounts of carbon dioxide gas in the human gastrointestinal tract. For example, sweet potato eats too much, causing people to bloat, hiccup and fart. Sweet potatoes have high sugar content. Eating too much can stimulate the secretion of large amounts of gastric acid, making people feel "heartburn." The stomach is constricted by the stimulation of excessive gastric acid, and the stomach acid can be refluxed into the esophagus and pomace water occurs.
When eating sweet potatoes, it is best to use a little pickle, which can effectively inhibit stomach acid.
In addition, the sweet potato has more sugar and the body does not absorb it for a while. The rest of the sweet potato stays in the intestine and is easily fermented, making the abdomen uncomfortable. Chinese medicine believes that wet resistance of the spleen and stomach, qi stagnation should be careful to eat sweet potatoes.
The deficiency of sweet potatoes is the lack of protein and fat, but today people are living more affluent and sweet potatoes are no longer used as a staple food. The nutrients it lacks can be completely supplemented by other meals.
Sweet potato bogey eaten with persimmons: sweet potatoes and persimmons should not be consumed at the same time in a short period of time, if the amount of food is large, it should be at least more than five hours apart. If consumed at the same time, sweet potato sugar in the stomach fermentation, will increase the secretion of gastric acid, and persimmon tannin, pectin reaction precipitate condensation, resulting in a hard mass, more serious when the stomach can cause bleeding or gastric ulcers. If you feel uncomfortable in the stomach, be sure to go to the hospital for gastroscopy to see if there is a stomach or stomach ulcer.
When the sweet potato eats is best for the body
Sweet potatoes lack protein and lipids, so they must be eaten together with vegetables, fruits, and protein foods to prevent nutritional imbalance. Most importantly, sweet potatoes are best eaten at this prime time of lunch. This is because after we have eaten the sweet potatoes, the calcium contained in them needs to be absorbed within 4 to 5 hours in the human body, and the afternoon sunlight can just promote the absorption of calcium. In this case, eating sweet potatoes at lunchtime, calcium can be fully absorbed before dinner, and will not affect the absorption of calcium in other foods during dinner.
Eat sweet potatoes can not be excessive: sweet potatoes contain an oxidase, this enzyme is easy to produce a lot of carbon dioxide gas in the human gastrointestinal tract, such as sweet potatoes eat too much and make people bloating, hiccups, fart. Sweet potatoes have a high sugar content. Eating too much produces a lot of stomach acid, which makes people feel "heartburn." As the stomach is stimulated by the acid, it strengthens and contracts. At this time, the cardiac muscles at the junction of the stomach and esophagus are relaxed. The acid in the stomach is refluxed into the esophagus and the person vomits acid and water. With more sugar, the body can't absorb it for a while, and the rest can be fermented in the intestines. It can also make the stomach uncomfortable.
Therefore, the popular sweet potato health regimen is not suitable for everyone. If you have symptoms of diarrhea after eating, don't be forced. Changing to brown rice has the same effect.