These Health Benefits You Should Know About Potato

[Jasz]

Potatoes are a well-known staple of both Irish and German diets. Potatoes are also a major export for countries like Ireland, Russia, China, and Peru.

In today's world, it can be hard to find a food that is easy to eat, inexpensive, and beneficial to your health. Fortunately, potatoes meet all of these criteria.

The potato is a versatile food that can be eaten boiled, mashed, as an appetizer in chips or skins, as hash browns for breakfast or dinner, as french fries for lunch or dinner, and as baked potatoes for any meal of the day. While some may say that the potato has fallen out of fashion in recent years due to the rise of other vegetables and starches like sweet potatoes and quinoa, it is still a popular staple among Americans, Africans too—one in five people chooses the potato as their favorite food!

However, did you know that potatoes can help improve your health?

Here are some of the great ways that potatoes can benefit you:

Protects your heart

Potatoes contain inulin, which can protect against hardening of the arteries. In addition, potatoes contain magnesium, which can lower blood pressure.

Baked potato has been shown to improve insulin sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes. It also contains quercetin and rutin, which may inhibit the development of tumors.

Potatoes also contain vitamin B6, which can help prevent Alzheimer's disease.

^It is important to choose organic potatoes with the skin on to get all of these benefits!

 

[Ganibade]

Tomato can be growing in southern part and northern of Nigeria
It can be growing well during raining season and it has long crawl plants that use ropes or sticks to hold upright. This is very good in good foods as spices and has very sweet taste.
Uses of tomatoes for the treatment
It can be used for the treatment of prostate enlargement in man and it can be use for poor menstrual flow. This is very effective by using it for the treatments as mentioned.

 

[Finger Geek]

I never thought of any health importance of potato before. Because I only eat is because of its sweet taste. With these benefits, I think I will start to eat more of it.

 

[Sodiq]

In addition to what you have already mentioned above,
is one of the most common fruits around the world, and it is loved by almost everybody. There are several benefits of body to our body, potato benefit our body immensely because they are natural sources of healthy nutrients.

Potatoes are rich in dietary fiber, they are a good source of fiber, which can help one's lose weight by keeping you full longer. potatoes also contain dietary fibers which can help our body to prevent heart disease by keeping the cholesterol and blood sugar levels moderate. They are are also full of antioxidants which can helps to prevent diseases and vitamins that help our body function well.

Potatoes are a good source of vitamin B6 and a good source of potassium, copper, vitamin C, manganese among others. Though not all potatoes are edible, some contains toxic chemical which are harmful to human health. Especially when their colour change to green like colour, you should not consume such Potatoes because It can cause a lot of problems to your body such as vomiting etcetera.

Below Are Some Important Benefits Of Consuming Potatoes;

PRESENCE OF VITAMIN D
Potatoes contain Vitamin D which is good for our
immune system and overall health.