Many young people eat high-fat, high-calorie staple foods, and their intake of coarse grains is small, which is easy to increase the occurrence of some diseases in the long run. Lentils are also one of the coarse grains, rich in iron, folic acid, protein, dietary fiber, while lentils do not contain fat, suitable as a daily increase in satiety, but will not increase obesity food reserve.
Prevention and treatment of constipation Pregnant women choose to prevent folic acid deficiency
Lentils are suitable for pregnant women to eat in moderation. Because if the human body lacks folic acid, it is easy to cause physiological defects in newborns, through the intake of folic acid contained in an appropriate amount of lentils, it is possible to avoid neonatal defects during pregnancy due to too single nutritional intake; lentils are also coarse grains, and high dietary fiber can prevent constipation and balance the digestive system. Lentils contain a large amount of insoluble fiber, which can increase the amount of water absorbed by the stool, thereby reducing the suffering of gastrointestinal diseases.
A good source of nutrition for cardiovascular
Lentils are also cardiovascular benefits. For example, the combination of fiber and protein can help stabilize blood sugar and be suitable for daily consumption of diabetics; rich in protein and fiber, which can enhance the body's satiety and reduce obesity caused by excessive diet. Therefore, lentils help the body to control weight reasonably, and can also act as a source of carbohydrates.
The fiber contained in the combination of cholesterol, and then excreted through the feces, can reduce human cholesterol, thereby reducing one of the causes of arteriosclerosis; homocysteine elevation is related to the occurrence of cardiovascular disease, lentils containing folic acid can reduce the human homocysteine, thereby playing a role in preventing cardiovascular disease, beneficial to the heart.
Xiaofan Health believes that a balanced and nutritious diet in life is very important, avoid some lentils containing a lot of salt, the human body's excessive intake of salt is not beneficial to the heart, should first wash off a lot of salt with water. The above refers to canned lentils, which do not require this process if they are bulk.