Health Benefits of Carrots

1. The effect of anti allergy

Food and nutrition scientists in Japan have found β- Carotene can effectively prevent skin allergic symptoms to pollen and other allergic diseases such as allergic dermatitis β- Carotene can also regulate the balance in cells and strengthen the body's ability to resist allergies.

 

2. The effects of lowering blood pressure

Carrots contain potassium succinate, which helps prevent vascular sclerosis, lower cholesterol and blood pressure. Carrot juice has a good antihypertensive effect. People who ate more carrots had almost 50% fewer heart cases than those who ate less carrots.

 

3. The effect of cancer prevention and cancer resistance

Carrots are rich in provitamin A, which is converted into vitamin A in the body after eating carrots. This increases the concentration of vitamin A in the body and prevents cancer in epithelial cells, and at the same time, carrots also contain lignin which can improve the activity of phagocytes in the body, promote phagocytes to eliminate cancerous cells, cancer prevention and cancer prevention.

 

4. The effect of protecting eyesight

Carrots contain a large amount of carotene. The molecular structure of this carotene is equivalent to two molecules of vitamin A.. And when entering the body, they undergo the action of enzymes in the liver and small intestinal mucosa, of which 50% become vitamin A. which has the ability to promote the generation of photosensitive pigments in the eye, prevent night blindness, strengthen the ability of color discrimination, and reduce eyestrain and eye dryness.

 

5. The effects of defecation and weight loss

Carrot has high content of plant fiber and strong water absorption. When you eats carrots, these plant fibers absorb water and expand in the gastrointestinal tract, increase the sense of satiety, and reduce the body's consumption of other foods. At the same time, cellulose can also promote the peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract, promote defecation, reduce the residence time of food in the gastrointestinal tract, and reduce the body's absorption of fat in food, which has a certain weight loss effect.

 

6. The effects of lowering blood glucose and blood lipid

Carrots contain some ingredients that can reduce blood glucose in the body, such as vitamin C, cellulose, etc. And they also contain ingredients that can increase coronary blood flow, such as quereetin and kaempferol. Regular consumption of carrot has the effect of reducing blood glucose, so carrot is the preferred food for diabetics.