Sweet Potato
Sweet Potato: Sweet potatoes are root vegetables found in markets throughout the year but their peak season is from October to November, these are rich in beta-carotene. The substances, which are precursors of vitamin A in body, that is why these vegetables supply huge amount of vitamin A, vitamin A is very important for healthy vision and skin and it protects from infections.
Sweet potatoes are good store of proteins and fiber so they can be good alternative to proteins in strict vegetarians. Our muscles and brain are composed of proteins and their consumption is necessary to replenish the stores of proteins, which are lost daily by wear and tear of cells. Sweet potatoes also contain vitamin C and minerals like iron, copper, magnesium, phosphorous, calcium, potassium and zinc all of which participate in normal metabolism and does specific function in body. Sweet potatoes are very soft in texture and have very unique sweet taste that’s why children like to eat it and they should be included in children’s diet to prevent respiratory infections and digestive problems which are common in children. One old concept is that they should not be used in diabetic people because of presence of high carbohydrate content but recent research shows that they are in fact beneficial in diabetes and low glycemic index of sweet potatoes helps controlling abrupt changes in blood sugar levels. In this page, we are going to discuss about sweet potato benefits and advantages and diet in Urdu and Roman Hindi for the people of Pakistan and India.
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Friday, 16 November 2012
Sweet Potato
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