Wetin be di health benefits of sweet potato
E get different types: white one, yellow, orange-flesh, and even purple one.
But no be just say e sweet, sweet potato na correct food wey dem dey call "superfood sake say e too good for body", dietitian Saadatu Sulaiman tok.
"Sweet potato dey good for eye, e good for digestion and e good for pipo wey get diabetes" she tok.
She add say sweet potato no too cost and na why e make sense for many families wey wan chop better and still save money.
For di whole world, sweet potato na big deal. China na di biggest producer, and Naija dey among di top for Africa and di world.
Benefits of sweet potato for bodi
Sweet potato full with beta-carotene. Your bodi go turn am to Vitamin A, wey help your eye see well (especially for night) and make your immune system strong to fight sickness. Di darker di orange or purple colour, di more beta-carotene e get.
Even though sweet potato sweet, e no dey rush enter your blood. E get low glycaemic index, so e dey release sugar small-small.
Dis one dey help pipo wey dey manage diabetes or anybodi wey wan balance dia blood sugar.
Sweet potato get plenty fiber wey help your digestion smooth. E go stop constipation and feed di good bacteria for your belle, dat one dey important for your health.
Because e get fiber and water, sweet potato go make you belle full for long. Dat one mean say you no go chop too much, and e go help you manage your weight.
Apart from beta-carotene, sweet potato (especially di purple one) get anthocyanin – na strong antioxidant wey dey protect your bodi cells, reduce inflammation, and fit reduce risk of heart wahala and cancer.
You sabi say di skin of sweet potato get almost 10 times more of these antioxidants pass di inside?
Sweet potato get potassium – na one nutrient wey help keep your blood pressure normal.
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