What you do not know about the health benefits of beetroot nutrition and health

Beetroot is a food recommended for its nutrients, which helps maintain the various vital functions of the body. Eating it constantly is the easiest way to feel healthy. © picture-alliance / Arco Images / J. Pfeiffer Supplied by Deutsche Welle

People have always looked at beetroot as mere vegetables, but if we told you that it is one of the healthy vegetables that humans have been using for centuries to nourish this root of minerals, vitamins and energy sugars as well as amino acids. "Anya Gay", expert in nutrition and diet, Mayo Clinic"In Rochester, Minnesota, beetroot sees not only low-calorie vegetables, but also digestion, lowering the risk of heart disease and boosting athletic performance, according to German health care website Haile-Praxis Net.

Ancient Greeks and Romans knew the benefits of beetroot and were used as a prescription for dermatitis and infectious diseases. In the Middle Ages, they were used in the treatment of blood disorders. Beetroot is used against dehydration and minerals in the body, as well as for liver diseases, which stimulate the liver and kidneys. The immune system also strengthens many of the vitamins it contains and lowers blood pressure by dilating blood vessels. And do not forget the importance of beetroot for pregnant women, which boosts the immunity of the pregnant woman and avoids the fetus the risk of birth defects.

To take advantage of the benefits of beetroot, the health expert says there are many ways to incorporate it into the diet, not only in pickles, but also in salad dishes, soup and juice, or as an accompaniment with the basic dish. The red-nosed beetle contains 90% water, and each hundred grams of root vegetables contains only 41 calories, the Hail-Praxis Net website announced. In addition, beetroot is rich in minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium and iron, as well as in B vitamins, vitamin C and folic acid.

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