Do you love eating potato? If yes, then you are benefitting so much from this delicious root crop.
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According to Natural Food Benefits, there are a number of healthy reasons why you should potatoes.
“Potatoes are beneficial in much more ways than you can think of. Perhaps no menu is complete without incorporating potato. Be it chips, fries, vegetables, snacks or any other food, potatoes find their place in one recipe or the other…. If you also love to crunch this tuber, then here are given some extra reasons to savor potatoes even more,” it was noted.
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Here are some of the benefits that you can get from potatoes:
Good source of vitamins
Potatoes are rich source of vitamins and nutrients; including vitamin C, vitamin B6, copper, manganese, and dietary fiber. In addition, the food could also help prevent cancer in glands and organs with epithelial tissue due to its high Vitamin A content.
Good for the stomach
Potatoes help cure stomach ulcers and inflamed conditions of the colon.
Energy source
Potato is the most efficient food for energy production. Moreover, the energy produced through potato gets stored as glycogen in muscle and liver; and unctions as a readily available energy during prolonged, strenuous exercise.
Can reduce risk of heart attack
Potatoes help improve resistance to heart attack and stroke. Its potassium content maintains fluid and electrolyte balance in the body cells.
Control blood sugar levels
Potatoes are good for diabetics because these help control blood sugar levels.
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