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What are the benefits of people eating tofu residue?
There are many benefits, as follows:

1. Prevention and treatment of constipation: bean curd residue contains a lot of dietary fiber. Eating tofu residue often can increase the volume of feces, soften feces, promote intestinal peristalsis, facilitate defecation, and prevent constipation, anal fissure, hemorrhoids and intestinal cancer.

2. Lipid-lowering effect: Dietary fiber in bean curd residue can absorb cholesterol with food intake, thus preventing the absorption of cholesterol and effectively reducing the content of cholesterol in blood, which is very beneficial to prevent the increase of blood viscosity, hypertension, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease and stroke.

3. Hypoglycemic effect: In addition to dietary fiber, bean curd residue also contains crude protein and unsaturated fatty acids, which is beneficial to delay the absorption of sugar in the intestine and reduce the rising speed of postprandial blood sugar, which is very beneficial to control the blood sugar of diabetic patients.

4. Weight-reducing effect: Tofu residue has the characteristics of high dietary fiber, high crude protein, low fat and low calorie. Obese people not only feel full after eating, but also have lower calories than other foods, so it helps to lose weight.

5. Anti-cancer effect: According to the determination, bean curd residue contains more anti-cancer substances, which can greatly reduce the incidence of breast cancer, pancreatic cancer and colon cancer if eaten regularly.

6. In addition, bean curd residue contains a lot of calcium, which is easy to digest and absorb. Therefore, eating tofu residue regularly is extremely beneficial to the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in middle-aged and elderly people.