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What are the dietotherapy and health care functions of whole grains?
Excellent beauty effect

Whole grain foods are mostly alkaline, so they can effectively neutralize the acidic constitution in the human body and relieve and improve the fatigue caused by frequent consumption of meat and fatty foods.

Whole grains also have detoxification effect, which can effectively remove the garbage in the body and retain the necessary water in the body. Therefore, it can make the skin of the body smooth and meticulous, and play a very good cosmetic effect.

Prevention of cardiovascular diseases

Cholesterol is a kind of fatty substance in our blood, and whole grains are rich in dietary fiber, which can reduce the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine, promote bile excretion, help reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood, resist the accumulation of fat in the body, and also have a good preventive effect on the occurrence of heart diseases such as myocardial infarction. If we can avoid the harm of foods with high protein, high fat and high calorie, we can effectively prevent coronary heart disease and hyperlipidemia.

If the extraction amount of cereal fiber is too small, the probability of heart disease will be higher. Because plant fiber can't replace the health care function of grain fiber. Therefore, to effectively supplement cereal fiber, it can only be extracted from cereal.

Experiments show that soybean and its products have special effects on cardiovascular system. Regular consumption of soybean food can effectively reduce serum cholesterol and help reduce the damage of arterial wall. Some scholars have found that soybeans soaked in vinegar can be used to treat hypertension and obesity. Because the saponin in soybean can eliminate the fat attached to the blood vessel wall and reduce the cholesterol content in blood.

Enhance disease resistance

In our bodies, there are more or less some toxins left in the body because of diet. If these toxins can't be metabolized effectively, it will reduce our body's resistance and form a terrible cause.

Dietary fiber in whole grains has detoxification ability, which can promote intestinal peristalsis, effectively shorten poisons such as phenol and ammonia produced by intestinal decomposition, and reduce the residence time of carcinogens such as bacteria and nitrosamines in the intestine.

Dietary fiber can effectively absorb water and expand, make the size of food in the intestine bigger, dilute toxins and reduce the influence of toxins on the intestine.

Can prevent stroke

Lifestyles related to stroke, such as smoking, drinking, improper exercise, use of sex hormones after menopause, etc. Studies have shown that eating a lot of cereals (coarse grains) can significantly reduce the risk of stroke. Compared with women who eat less than half a slice of whole wheat bread or the same amount of whole wheat food every day, women who eat more coarse grains (equivalent to eating 2-3 slices of whole wheat bread every day) are 30%-40% less likely to suffer from ischemic stroke. Even if the daily 1 serving of flour and rice is replaced by coarse grains, it will obviously help to reduce the risk of ischemic stroke.

Help lower blood pressure

Whole grains are low in calories, relatively large in size and stay in the stomach for a long time. So it is easy to make people feel full. For patients with hypertension, it can help balance the desire to eat more high-fat foods.

Taking sweet potato as an example, it is found that mucin in sweet potato is a mixture of polysaccharide and protein, belonging to collagen and mucopolysaccharide. It can relieve fatigue, improve human immunity, promote cholesterol excretion, maintain arterial elasticity and prevent arteriosclerosis, thus reducing the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension. Eating fresh sweet potato can also reduce plasma lipid concentration, which is beneficial to prevent hyperlipidemia and arteriosclerosis.

Can lower blood pressure

Dietary fiber in whole grains will continuously absorb water after entering the gastrointestinal tract, and then expand into gel, which can increase the viscosity of food and effectively delay the absorption of glucose by human body.

After dietary fiber absorbs water in the stomach, it will expand the stomach, produce a sense of fullness, and make the brain send a signal of satiety, so it can inhibit the human body's desire to eat more food.

Dietary fiber can also reduce the intake of sugar and prevent the sharp rise of blood sugar after meals, which is very helpful for controlling and regulating blood sugar. Therefore, whole grains are the staple food that diabetics should eat more.

Medical experiments have proved that whole grains such as oats, buckwheat, barley and lentils can obviously alleviate postprandial hyperglycemia of diabetic patients, reduce the fluctuation of blood sugar and insulin secretion, and have a good effect on blood sugar control of diabetic patients.

Help lose weight

Dietary fiber in whole grains can limit the absorption of sugar and fatty substances in gastrointestinal tract, effectively increase satiety, and then reduce calorie intake, thus helping to lose weight.

In addition, the crude fiber in whole grains can swell after absorbing water, and the volume of intestinal contents increases, which will make the feces soft and loose, promote the absorption and peristalsis of the intestine, shorten the time for intestinal contents to pass through the intestine, achieve the effect of moistening the intestine and relaxing the bowels, and have a good curative effect on constipation and hemorrhoids.

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In addition, dietary fiber can also absorb carcinogens and excrete them, thus enhancing disease resistance, effectively improving the activity of phagocytes and enhancing human immunity.

Help the body detoxify.

Whole grains are rich in iron and magnesium, which can enhance the body's energy and accelerate the elimination of waste in the body. In addition, the dietary fiber contained in whole grains is not easy to be digested in the intestine, and it can also adsorb small molecules, promote the downward movement of food residues or toxins along the intestine, and achieve the effect of detoxification. Vitamin E contained in it can help blood circulation and accelerate detoxification.