Winter vegetables clean blood fat, lower blood sugar, diabetics should eat to prolong life

GĐXH - Lettuce has low calories and low glycemic index (GI), so it is suitable for diabetics.

Diabetics should eat lettuce and salad.

Lettuce and lettuce are popular vegetables in our country. This is an “anti-boring” vegetable that is easy to eat. Therefore, in fried and grilled food menus, people often include this vegetable. In addition, lettuce is also used to make salads and mixed foods every day. Vegetables are not only delicious but also contain many nutrients that are good for the body.

Illustration

According to the Vietnamese food composition table researched by the Institute of Nutrition, 100g of lettuce contains 95% water, 17 Kcal, 77mg calcium, 18mg iron, 34mg phosphorus, 15mg vitamin C. Lettuce contains a lot of beta-carotene, vitamins and minerals such as iron, calcium, zinc, copper, potassium...

Lettuce has low calories and low GI , so it is suitable for people with diabetes . People with diabetes eat lettuce to help lower blood sugar, slow down the increase of blood sugar. This vegetable is also classified as a superfood for people with high blood fat, helping to effectively reduce cholesterol, enhance cardiovascular function, and reduce blood pressure.

4 groups of people should not eat raw lettuce

People taking anticoagulants

For people who are taking anticoagulants with high vitamin K content, eating a lot of raw vegetables, especially lettuce, will affect the effectiveness of the drug, and more dangerously, can lead to thrombosis (blood clots) and related complications.

Illustration

Pregnant women

Raw lettuce always contains a large amount of harmful bacteria and parasites that have not been destroyed, which are extremely dangerous risks for pregnant mothers and fetuses.

People with stomach pain

People with stomach pain should not eat foods and drinks that irritate the stomach lining such as herbs, raw vegetables, sauces, fruits and vegetables containing a lot of fiber, sour and spicy foods, and should not eat a lot of pickles, pickled eggplants, sausages, ham, tough meats, tendons, and cartilage.

People with colitis

When suffering from colitis, patients should not eat lettuce, because this vegetable contains insoluble fiber such as cellulose, which when eaten can easily cause the intestinal wall to be "rubbed".

How much lettuce is enough?

Lettuce and salad greens have many health benefits. However, you should only eat a moderate amount (about 100g at a time) combined with other vegetables and fruits for a varied diet.

Note, off-season lettuce is easily sprayed with growth stimulants by growers. When buying, you need to know the origin of the vegetable, choose vegetables from clean soil to avoid parasites. Wash vegetables under running water to remove soil, sand and worm eggs, flukes attached to the vegetable.

Source: https://giadinh.suckhoedoisong.vn/loai-rau-mua-dong-giup-ha-duong-huet-nguoi-benh-tieu-duong-nen-an-de-keo-dai-tuoi-tho-172241228164638824.htm