Sweet potatoes have many benefits, but how much is enough?

Sweet potatoes are a familiar food to most Vietnamese people. In our country, there are many types of sweet potatoes grown everywhere such as white sweet potatoes, purple sweet potatoes, and yellow sweet potatoes.

According to Dr. Nguyen Viet Hoang - former Deputy Director of Tue Tinh Hospital, Hanoi on Health & Life, sweet potatoes are considered a popular food but have many great values. Sweet potatoes are rich in essential nutrients such as manganese, calcium, vitamin A, vitamin B, choline. Sweet potatoes contain many antioxidants so they are very good for health.

100g of fresh potato contains 109 calories, 24.6% starch, 4.17% glucose. Fresh potato contains 1.3% protein, 0.1% fat, minerals such as manganese, calcium, copper, vitamins A, B, C.

How much sweet potato is enough?

Some nutritionists say that if you eat more than one potato a day, you should consider switching to get a variety of other nutrients.

Meanwhile, some experts say that the high beta-carotene content in sweet potatoes can turn the skin orange if eaten in excess.

Whether you eat red, white or purple sweet potatoes, you should keep the skin on. Not only does it save you time peeling, but it also provides great nutritional benefits when left on.

So, eat sweet potatoes in moderation. You should only eat 2-3 sweet potatoes per week and should supplement with other foods to balance nutrition.

You should only eat 2-3 potatoes per week and should supplement with other foods to balance nutrition (Photo: Pinterest)

Who should not eat sweet potatoes?

Sweet potatoes are a familiar food that many people love because they have high nutritional value, are cheap, easy to eat and easy to prepare. However, not everyone can eat sweet potatoes, and this tuber can even be dangerous for some people.

The hungry man

In the article on the Vinmec International General Hospital website, sweet potatoes are not good if you eat them on an empty stomach. This is because sweet potatoes can increase acid production in the stomach. If you have stomach problems, you should not eat sweet potatoes on an empty stomach.

Sweet potatoes contain a lot of sugar. When you eat a lot, especially when you are hungry, it will increase gastric secretion, which leads to heartburn, bloating, and heartburn. To reduce this condition, you should boil the potatoes and potato water thoroughly or add a little alcohol to the cooking process to destroy the enzymes in the potatoes.

Drinking ginger water will help you reduce bloating symptoms. In addition, when you are hungry, your blood sugar is low, if you eat sweet potatoes, it will lower your blood pressure and cause fatigue.

People with kidney disease

Dr. Pham Viet Hoang - former Deputy Director of Tue Tinh Hospital, Hanoi shared in the Education and Times newspaper that people with kidney disease should absolutely not eat sweet potatoes because they contain a lot of fiber, potassium, and vitamin A. When the kidneys are weak, the function of removing excess potassium is limited, causing dangerous effects such as heart rhythm disturbances and heart failure.

People with poor digestive system

People with poor digestive systems, often experiencing bloating and flatulence should not eat a lot of sweet potatoes because eating them will increase gastric juice secretion, causing heartburn, heartburn, and more bloating.

People with stomach problems

Eating sweet potatoes on an empty stomach can easily stimulate the secretion of stomach acid, affecting the digestive function of the stomach. In particular, people with stomach-related diseases, or people with weak digestive function, can easily lead to stomach pain, stomach ulcers, and patients with chronic gastritis should avoid eating sweet potatoes to avoid making the pain worse.

Khanh An (synthesis)

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