Delicious dishes and unexpected benefits from pumpkin
(Baonghean.vn) - Pumpkin is an easy to find but very expensive food.nutritious, can be used to make many delicious dishes, in addition pumpkin alsoHelps prevent cancer, good for the heart, supports weight loss, anti-aging skin,...
Here are the unexpected benefits of pumpkin for your health and beauty:
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Pumpkin is an easy to find food. |
1. Benefits for the heart
Pumpkin seeds are rich in physterols and omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids, which help reduce bad cholesterol and prevent heart disease and blood pressure.
2. Enhance brain development
Glutamine acid in pumpkin is essential for brain function. This substance plays an important role in supporting metabolic reactions in nerve and brain cells, nourishing the brain.
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Pumpkin soup is delicious, nutritious and good for your health. |
3. Boost the immune system
Rich in vitamin C, pumpkin helps strengthen the body's resistance, helping the immune system become healthy and fight against harmful bacteria and viruses.
4. Prevent diabetes
The effects of pumpkin help lower blood sugar and inhibit the possibility of developing chronic disease for people with diabetes.
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Stir-fried pumpkin with beef is a popular and easy to make dish. |
5. Cancer prevention
Yellow foods such as pumpkin, carrots, and sweet potatoes contain many antioxidants and beta-carotene, which help prevent cancer.
6. Good for bones
Pumpkin also contains a large amount of minerals and calcium, sodium, potassium. Especially for the elderly and people with high blood pressure, these substances help prevent osteoporosis and high blood pressure. At the same time, pumpkin also contains magnesium, phosphorus, iron, copper, manganese, chromium and many other elements that help bones develop.
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Pumpkin juice helps prevent stomach ulcers... |
7. Preventing gastric and duodenal ulcers
A glass of pumpkin juice daily helps the intestines digest food quickly and helps remove toxins from the digestive tract. Therefore, pumpkin juice can heal stomach ulcers, duodenal ulcers and other infections in the intestines.
8. Effective weight loss
Pumpkin is a food rich in fiber, low in calories and fat. Therefore, pumpkin is an ideal food for those who want to lose weight or are overweight or obese.
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Pumpkin mask prevents skin aging... |
9. Skin care
Contains high levels of vitamin C to help fight free radicals in the body, preventing signs of aging such as wrinkles, brown spots... Therefore, pumpkin helps protect your skin against the harmful effects of sunlight and prevents dehydration and dry skin./.
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