In life, there are more and more friends with three highs (high blood pressure, high blood lipids, and high blood sugar) around, and diet accounts for a large factor in the three highs. How to eat? What to eat? This is especially important. Especially after the autumn, the temperature difference will slowly increase, for cardiovascular diseases have a factor to promote, this is because the human blood vessels follow the principle of thermal expansion and contraction, when the temperature is reduced, it will cause the constriction of blood vessels, so that blood vessels become more fine Blood pressure rises, so autumn and winter in the diet needs special attention.
Today Xiaobian will take you to know a home-cooked dish - vegetable tofu, Xiaobian's hometown in Shandong, in the local area also called Chengmuzi, a very ordinary dish, but after Xiaobian's careful study of this dish, it was found that this dish has many advantages for the diet prevention of the above three high people.
Analysis of the nutritional composition of vegetable tofu
protein
Soybeans are rich in high-quality protein, the main source of dietary protein for Chinese residents, soybean protein has a significant reducing effect on plasma cholesterol, and studies have shown that soybeans have the effect of assisting in lowering blood pressure, because soybeans are rich in arginine, which is a potential vascular inhibitor.
fat
The fat contained in vegetable tofu is mainly unsaturated fatty acids contained in soybeans, of which oleic acid accounts for 32%-36%; linoleic acid accounts for 51%-57%; linolenic acid accounts for 2%-10%; phospholipids are about 1.64%, so it is an ideal food for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hypertension.
Minerals
Soybeans and green leafy vegetables are the main sources of dietary minerals for Chinese residents, rich in potassium, calcium, magnesium and zinc and other minerals.
Potassium: by directly dilating blood vessels and promoting the excretion of urinary sodium, it plays a role in lowering blood pressure;
Magnesium: it has a protective effect on the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular system, with the effect of lowering cholesterol, reducing coronary artery tone, increasing coronary artery blood flow, etc.; magnesium deficiency is easy to lead to heart attacks, even if there is no arteriosclerosis blockage, magnesium deficiency will also lead to coronary artery spasm and cause heart attack; vegetarians usually consume magnesium abundantly, and their blood pressure is lower than that of non-vegetarians;
Calcium: According to the latest research in the United States, obesity stems from calcium deficiency, which is due to the fact that when calcium is deficient, the body secretes parathyroid hormones and calcitriol hormones, which promote fat production and inhibit lipolysis. According to animal experiments, calcium deficiency can cause the total cholesterol and triglycerides to rise, calcium supplementation can restore blood lipids to normal; calcium deficiency will also get osteoporosis, known as the "silent killer" A national large-scale epidemiological survey from 2003 to 2006 showed that the prevalence of osteoporosis in people over 50 years old was 20.7% of women, equivalent to one osteoporosis patient in every 5 people; 14.4% of men. The prevalence of osteoporosis in people over the age of 60 has increased significantly, especially in women.
Zinc: Zinc deficiency can cause abnormal blood lipid metabolism, because zinc is an important factor in fat metabolism, which is conducive to the metabolism of human fat, and can reduce the complications and incidence of diabetic cardiovascular disease;
vitamin
Soybeans and leafy vegetables are rich in B vitamins and VC and a variety of minerals.
B vitamins participate in the energy metabolism of the human body, if the lack of B vitamins, will cause energy metabolism disorders in the body, three major production capacity nutrient metabolism disorders, causing obesity or wasting, etc.; modern people's eating habits are too fine, B vitamins are generally lacking; beans and green leafy vegetables are the main sources of bb vitamins in China;
VC has a good antioxidant effect, can promote the absorption of other nutrients (calcium, iron, zinc, etc.), indirectly played an auxiliary role in reducing the three highs; vc can also promote the synthesis of collagen; promote steroid hydroxylation, high cholesterol patients, should be replenished with a sufficient amount of VC; after ingesting a large amount of VC in the body, it can alleviate the poisoning of heavy metals such as lead, chromium, mercury, arsenic and other heavy metals to the body, and has a detoxifying effect.
Dietary fiber
Soybeans and leafy vegetables are rich in dietary fiber, which can reduce serum cholesterol and prevent coronary heart disease; prevent excess energy, prevent obesity, and help control weight; maintain normal blood sugar levels and prevent diabetes; dietary fiber also has the effect of preventing constipation.
Precautions
For people with diabetes or hypertension, if the kidney function has been affected, it is not easy to eat too much soy products, otherwise it will be easy to "promote kidney" disease, and the gain is not worth the loss!