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Can lettuce leaves be eaten?
Lettuce leaves are edible.

For a long time, people always throw away the leaves when eating lettuce. In fact, leaves are more nutritious than stems. Lettuce leaves can be eaten, similar to lettuce, with high nutritional value, not worse than lettuce roots. After eating, people can absorb water and a lot of dietary fiber, lose weight, prevent three highs, diuretic and detumescence. Lettuce leaves also contain some carotene, which can clear the liver and improve eyesight, prevent vision loss, protect the liver and prevent vision loss.

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Vitamin B in Lettuce Leaves? 1? The content is three times that of the stem. Vitamin b? 1? It has a good influence on nerve tissue and mental state, and can improve mental state and eliminate fatigue. Lettuce leaves are slightly bitter, which helps to stimulate the digestion ability of the spleen and stomach, increase appetite and relieve fatigue.

Lettuce leaves are rich in vitamins and minerals, which can renew the horniness of old cells and make skin smooth and moist.

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