How to eat water spinach to prevent cancer?
Water spinach is a familiar food to every Vietnamese family. In particular, stir-fried water spinach with crispy green garlic has a particularly attractive flavor. Not only delicious, water spinach also has many health benefits.
1. Prevent constipation
Vegetables contain high fiber content which aids digestion. Boiled spinach water can relieve constipation.
2. Prevent anemia
Vegetables contain a rich amount of iron which is very good for increasing hemoglobin and preventing anemia.
3. Anti-diabetes
The nutrients in water spinach can absorb excess blood sugar.
Eating water spinach regularly will help the body resist diabetes caused by oxidative stress.
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4. Increase immunity
Water spinach contains a large amount of vitamin C, which boosts the immune system and prevents colds and flu. Researchers say that the vitamin C content in vegetables is even higher than in fruits.
5. Good for eyes
Water spinach is rich in vitamin A which is good for the eyes. Vitamin A is a very useful antioxidant to fight free radical attacks on the cornea of the eye.
6. Good for the liver
According to research, water spinach can prevent liver damage. The effects of chemical compounds in the vegetable contribute to the regulation of detoxifying enzymes and antioxidants as well as the effects of free radicals.
7. Prevent cancer
Antioxidants in vegetables will remove free radicals from the body, limiting the production of cancer cells.
Water spinach prevents colon, rectal, stomach, skin and breast cancers.
