2023-06-23 02:08:28
Pumpkin Reduces Body Swelling, Eye Health – Contributes to Skin Beauty
Enter 2023.06.23 11:07 Hits 232 Enter 2023.06.23 11:07 Hits 232 Korean zucchini is very high in vitamin A and has a synergistic effect with lutein, helping to maintain my eyesight and other eye health. It protects normal cells and acts as an antioxidant to reduce oxidation (damage) in the body. [사진=국립농업과학원]
Zucchini, sweet pumpkin, old pumpkin… Pumpkin is easily digested and absorbed and contains many nutrients, making it a popular health food. Zucchini can be used in various ways such as vegetables, jeon, and stew. Sweet pumpkin, a Western pumpkin, is usually eaten steamed, but it is called ‘night pumpkin’ because it tastes sweet like chestnuts. Old pumpkins with ocher-colored skins help reduce body swelling. Let’s go back to the nutrients in pumpkin.
◆ Sweet Pumpkin… Bronchi-lung health, anti-cancer effect, skin beauty
Sweet pumpkins are known to originate from the highlands of Peru, Bolivia, and Chile. Domestic cultivation began to increase in the 1990s, and it became a healthy food. It is also processed into powder and mixed with pumpkin porridge or other pumpkins to make it sweet. According to the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, many nutrients in sweet pumpkin are beta-carotene, which shows the effect of vitamin A in the body, helping eye health, bronchial-lung health, anti-cancer effect, skin care, and constipation prevention. Beta-carotene content (per 100g) is 35.4mg, which is more than 1.9mg of old pumpkin.
◆ Sweet pumpkin, muscle maintenance-blood pressure control… Kidney disease patients should be careful
Sweet pumpkin promotes diuretic action to help reduce swelling in the body, and methionine contributes to reducing the toxicity of wastes in the body. It contains 1.6 to 1.9% of protein, which is good for muscle and cell maintenance, than old pumpkin. Abundant dietary fiber is good for intestinal health, and potassium helps control blood pressure by releasing salty substances (sodium). Low in calories, it helps in weight loss and skin care. However, patients with kidney disease who are concerned regarding hyperkalemia should avoid it.
◆ Zucchini… Vitamin A + Lutein, Eye Health – Promotes Cell Protection
Korean zucchini is very high in vitamin A. Carotene, which is contained in a lot of pumpkin, shows the effect of vitamin A when entering the body. It acts as an antioxidant that reduces oxidation (damage) of the body, promotes eye health such as maintenance of eyesight, protection and development of normal cells. It also contains a lot of lutein, which is effective for eye protection and skin beauty. Zucchini, the main pumpkin in Korea, has similar riboflavin, niacin, and ascorbic acid content to other pumpkins.
◆ Pumpkin seeds contribute to blood-vascular health by reducing triglycerides and cholesterol
Old pumpkins are matured ordinary pumpkins, and their skins are ocher-colored, and their flesh is more reddish than sweet pumpkins. It slows down aging, improves lung function, and has anti-cancer effects. They are much larger than sweet pumpkins and can be easily identified. Pumpkin seeds are high in unsaturated fatty acids that are good for blood-vascular health by reducing triglycerides and ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL). It also has a good effect on brain activity.
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