Beetroot Benefits

Including a few beetroot in your everyday diet can actually help boost your weight loss and improve your health. Beta cyanin is a powerful antioxidant present in the root  can help remove toxins from your liver, bloodstream and also help to remove fatty deposits from your bloodstream, which can lower your cholesterol and therefore your risk of heart disease.

->Research suggests that daily consumption of either 250ml beetroot juice or 1-2 cooked beetroots, around 100g, could dramatically lower blood pressure levels, making it a bit of a wonder food for high blood pressure patients.It also bostteh hemoglobin content in your body.

->Beetroot is also rich in folic acid, which is essential for healthy tissue growth and cell repair. Folic acid is absolutely crucial to the development of a baby’s spinal cord, which makes beetroot an excellent food to eat during pregnancy. It also contains iron, which is a great nutrient to combat fatigue.

->Beetroot can help to reduce cholesterol levels, too – it contains soluble fibre, and research has suggested that soluble fibre can reduce cholesterol levels. It also contains flavonoids and carotenoids, which are known to reduce the levels of bad cholesterol whilst improving the levels of good cholesterol.

->It has a very low glycaemic load, which means that when you consume it, it is very slowly converted into energy, which means that it won’t overload your bloodstream with sugars. This prevents blood sugar highs and therefore blood sugar lows, which can lead to cravings of sugary and fatty foods.

->Beetroot is also rich in insoluble fibre, which ensures a healthy digestive tract and a healthy bowel, which reduces your risk of bowel cancer. Eating insoluble fibre can help to boost your metabolism and it can also help you to lose weight as the food that you consume helps to fill you up, but as you cannot digest it, you don’t take in as many calories from it.

And finally Beetroot is also an excellent food for weight loss as it is  very low in calories, containing around 38 calories per 100g of beetroot, along with just 0.1g of fat.