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What can carrots use to boil water?
1 eye-protecting and eyesight-improving carrot water contains a lot of carotene. After carotene enters the body, it can be converted into vitamin A through the action of enzymes in the mucosa of liver and small intestine. Vitamin A can promote growth, maintain epithelial tissue, maintain the normal functions of skin, conjunctiva and cornea, enhance the sensitivity of retina, enhance the color discrimination ability of eyes, and reduce eye fatigue and eye dryness, so drinking carrot water often can protect eyes.

2 Lowering blood pressure Carrots contain potassium succinate, which helps to prevent arteriosclerosis, lower cholesterol and lower blood pressure. Boiling water can play a very good role in lowering blood pressure. In addition, carrot water contains more water, so drinking more water will help metabolism and accelerate the metabolism of sodium in the human body, thus helping to lower blood pressure.

3 hypoglycemic and lipid-lowering carrots contain some ingredients that can lower blood sugar in human body, such as vitamin C and cellulose, and also contain ingredients that can increase coronary blood flow, such as quercetin and behenyl alcohol. Eating carrots regularly can lower blood sugar, so drinking carrots with water is very suitable for diabetics.

Carrots for relaxing bowels and losing weight are low in calories and high in plant fiber. These plant fibers absorb water after eating and expand in the gastrointestinal tract, which can increase satiety and reduce the intake of other high-calorie foods. At the same time, cellulose and pectin can also promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, help defecation, reduce the residence time of food in the gastrointestinal tract, reduce the absorption of fat in food, and have a certain weight loss effect.