As we all know, sweet potato belongs to a kind of coarse grains, which can help people to promote defecation. Experts believe that a large amount of cellulose in sweet potato can help intestinal peristalsis and speed up defecation. If the elderly are constipated for a long time, you can eat sweet potatoes to relieve constipation.
2. Lose weight and detoxify
Sweet potatoes are low in calories, and they have a strong sense of fullness. People who want to lose weight can eat a sweet potato every day. Sweet potato can also help people excrete the fat and toxins accumulated in the body, and you will find yourself thin in the long run.
The first condition is to try not to eat on an empty stomach. Eating sweet potato on an empty stomach has a great chance of acid reflux and heartburn, because sweet potato itself contains relatively high carbohydrates and has a certain sweetness, which increases the possibility of reflux.
The second is that it is best not to eat more than three or two sweet potatoes a day. Sweet potato contains an oxidase, which easily produces a large amount of carbon dioxide gas in human gastrointestinal tract. Eating too much sweet potato will make people bloat, burp and fart. Sweet potato has a high sugar content. Eating too much will stimulate gastric acid secretion and make people feel heartbroken. If you have acid reflux, you can eat three or two separately, or with a little pickles, which can effectively inhibit stomach acid.
Third, don't eat red sweet potatoes with things that are too sweet. Sweet potato itself is sweet. If you eat sweets together at this time, the possibility of reflux will double, so don't eat sweet potatoes with things that are too sweet.