The benefits of sweet potatoes and the benefits of eating sweet potatoes for men

　　sweet potato

　　Introduction: Sweet potato is an annual plant of the Convolvulaceae family. People in different regions have different names for it. People in Henan call it sweet potato, people in Shanghai and Tianjin call it sweet potato, people in Shandong call it sweet potato, southern Jiangsu call it sweet potato, other areas call it sweet potato, and Xuzhou people call it sweet potato. People in the region call it white taro, people in Shaanxi call it red taro, people in Sichuan and Guizhou call it red taro, people in Beijing call it white potato, people in Jiangxi call it sweet potato, people in Fujian call it sweet potato, and people in Hebei call it yam or red yam. People in different areas of the same region also call it sweet potato differently. For example, although most areas in Shandong call it sweet potato, locals near Zaozhuang and Jining in southern Shandong are accustomed to calling it "taro", while the real taro is called "hairy taro".

　　Season: August-November

　　The functions and functions of sweet potatoes

　　Smooth defecation, breast cancer , colon cancer, constipate , sweet in taste and neutral in nature. It can nourish the spleen and replenish qi, widen the intestines and relieve constipation, produce fluid and quench thirst (used raw), treat spleen deficiency and qi weakness, and constipation. ； There is heat in the lungs and stomach, thirst and dry throat.

　　How to choose sweet potatoes

　　When choosing sweet potatoes, generally choose ones with a clean, smooth appearance, good shape (spindle shape), hard and shiny. Do not buy sweet potatoes that have sprouted or uneven surfaces, as this means they are no longer fresh. Don't buy sweet potatoes with bruises on the surface, because they are difficult to preserve and are prone to rot. If there are small black holes on the surface of the sweet potato, it means that the inside of the sweet potato has rotted.

　　Sweet potato making tips

　　Sweet potatoes lack protein and lipids, so they should be eaten with vegetables, fruits and protein foods to avoid nutritional imbalance. Best of all, sweet potatoes are best eaten during the prime time of lunch. This is because after we eat sweet potatoes, the calcium contained in them needs to be absorbed by the human body within 4-5 hours, and sunlight exposure in the afternoon can just promote the absorption of calcium. In this case, if you eat sweet potatoes for lunch, all the calcium can be absorbed before dinner and will not affect the absorption of calcium from other foods at dinner.

　　How to preserve sweet potatoes

　　a month

　　Taboos on eating sweet potatoes

　　Sweet potatoes should not be eaten together with persimmons. Sweet potatoes and persimmons should not be eaten at the same time in a short period of time. If they eat a lot, they should be separated by at least five hours. If eaten at the same time, the sugar in sweet potatoes will ferment in the stomach, which will increase gastric acid secretion and react with the tannins and pectin in persimmons to precipitate and condense, producing hard lumps. In severe cases, it can cause gastrointestinal bleeding or gastric ulcers. If you feel sick to your stomach, definitely go Hospital Get a gastroscopy to see if you have stomach bleeding or ulcers.