> Subject: Fwd: FW: The Purple Sweet Potato > > Purple sweet potato: The latest in a long line of potential > ‘Superfoods’ > > The purple sweet potato, the latest food item presented to the general > public as a potential superfood. The potato’s colouring contained the > chemical anthocyanin, which is known to lower the risk of cancer and could > even possibly slow down certain types of the disease. The colour is the > important part because the purple colour is responsible for the amount of > anthocyanin in the potato. Scientists have already used two strands of > anthocyanin to treat colon cancer and found that the pigment slowed down > the growth of cancerous cells. > > Anthocyanin, which produces red, blue or purple colours in different types > of food, can also be found in blueberries, red grapes and red cabbage, > however the specially grown purple sweet potato has a higher concentration > of the chemical than any other species of potato. > > Dr Weiqun Wang, who was also involved in testing the potato, has said that > the new purple sweet potato tasted sweeter than other potatoes but was > still perfectly edible. According to Wang, “It’s good not only for > cancer prevention but other benefits like antioxidants as well.” > > > > > > > SWEET POTATO (Kamote) far exceeds the nutrition and health values of rice. > Here are the benefits of substituting rice with kamote: > > 1. Sweet potato is more filling and suppresses hunger pangs longer. It is > also cheaper than rice. > > 2. Unlike rice, it is easy to grow. It grows in backyards with or without > fertilizers. Local government executives can provide their poor > communities with idle government land for planting kamote which the entire > community can share. > > 3. Unlike rice which needs to be eaten with a dish, Sweet Potato tastes > good and can be eaten by itself. Thus, substituting rice with sweet potato > saves money for other needs. > > 4. Rice cannot match the nutritional values of potato. Because rice > converts to sugar in the body, the Philippines registers as a top producer > of diabetics in the world. The poor tends to load up on rice and less on > the dish which are more expensive. That makes them vulnerable to diabetes, > an ailment known in developed countries as a rich man’s disease. > > 5. The nutritional values of a 3 oz. baked sweet potato are: calories 90, > fat 0 g, saturated fat 0 g, cholesterol 0 mg, carbohydrate 21 g, protein 2 > g, dietary fiber 3 g, sodium 36 mg > > 6. Too much rice consumption can make you sick, but sweet potato (kamote) > can bring you to health and keep away some health problems. These have > been proved medically. > > Sweet Potato (kamote) lowers hypertension, bad cholesterol and even blood > sugar when eaten as a substitute to rice! (Wonder if they mean white rice > or brown rice as well....) The purple sweet potato (kamote) is > particularly effective for lowering hypertension. > > The Korean medical documentary credits the sweet potato (kamote) as high > fiber and is one of the best foods that one can eat to prevent cancer!
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 02:29:18 +0000
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