Eggplant is included in vegetables that are quite popular with people around the world, including Indonesia. Eggplant itself can be processed into a delicious food to be a side dish. However, you know if in addition to providing a delicious taste, eggplant was also able to provide many benefits for the health of the body. What are the health benefits that we get if we regularly consume these vegetables?
Health experts say if the eggplant is rich in fiber, vitamin B and also copper. In addition, eggplant provides nutrients such as vitamin B1, vitamin B6, folic acid, vitamin K, to potassium and niacin. Some types of phytonutrients like nasunin and also chlorogenic acid are believed to be very important intake for our brain's health is also present in this long-form vegetable. In addition, eggplant is widely known as a low carbohydrate food so it will be very good for us in managing blood sugar.
Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests says if the eggplant turns out to have a special ability in lowering bad cholesterol levels in the body. As we know, high levels of bad cholesterol can trigger dangerous health problems like a heart attack or even a stroke. For this reason many health experts recommend that we regularly consume eggplants to better maintain cholesterol levels in the body.
For information, cholesterol levels in the body normally is 200 mg / dL and should not exceed 239 mg / dL because it can increase the risk of heart disease significantly. Lucky, if we regularly consume eggplant for a whole month, then this cholesterol level can be lowered to 20 mg / dL. The existence of this fact means we do start more routinely consume this healthy vegetables in order to keep the body's cholesterol levels remain in normal levels.
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