Although iron stick yam contains mucin, which has the function of lowering blood sugar, iron stick yam is a kind of rhizome food with high starch content. If you eat too much, it will not lower your blood sugar, but will lead to an increase in your blood sugar. Therefore, diabetics should not eat too much iron yam at a time. If some patients prefer to eat iron stick yam, then the amount of staple food should be reduced appropriately, otherwise it will be counterproductive.

2. People who love hot pot

You know, iron stick yam itself is a tonic. When we eat hot pot, we often add some spicy ingredients. Under the action of spicy ingredients, iron stick yam has a certain amount of heat, so it is easy for us to get angry when we eat hot pot. So we'd better eat less iron stick yam when eating hot pot.

3. People with constipation eat less.

Iron stick yam is rich in starch. People with chest tightness, dry stool and constipation had better eat less. After these symptoms are relieved, you can eat iron stick yam again.

Nutritional value of iron stick yam

Iron stick yam is one of many varieties of yam, and it is a fine product in Huai yam. Iron stick yam has traces similar to rust, so it is named iron stick yam. Iron stick yam has good nutrition and high medicinal value, and has been used as medicine in ancient books. Wen county, Jiaozuo, Henan Province is the geographical indication producing area of iron stick yam. According to the different cultivated soils, iron stick yam can be divided into sandy soil and loessial soil.

Iron stick yam contains saponin, mucus, choline, starch, glycoprotein, free amino acids, polyphenol oxidase, vitamin C, iodine, 16 amino acids and various trace elements such as iron, copper, zinc, manganese and calcium.

Iron stick yam contains a lot of plant proteins, among which mucin has biological activity, which can increase the lubricity of mucosa and skin, reduce the accumulation of subcutaneous fat and play a role in slimming.

Iron stick yam has high vitamin C content and strong antioxidant effect. It can help to eliminate free radicals in the body, reduce their damage to cells, and play a role in delaying aging and beauty beauty.

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