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Old 03-30-2011, 02:18 AM
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Default Why eating potatoes is good for you?

Benefits of eating potatoes:

1. They keep you young:
Surprisingly potatoes are deemed to be a kind of anti-ageing food. They are rich in nutrients such as vitamin B1, B2, B6 and high quality cellulose as well as other nutrients. Hence, if you want to stay healthy and young, continue eating potatoes.

2. A good weight-loss aid:
This may be shocking but yes potatoes can help in weight loss. While potatoes are considered to increase body fat, it is largely unknown that a potato contains just 0.1% of fat, the lowest fat content in the staple food. Besides this, consuming more potatoes daily can help you in reducing your fat intake. In fact, it is believed that having potatoes can make you slim. However, dieters should have it as the staple food, not cooked as dishes.

3. Promotes natural beauty:
Potatoes are seen as a natural beauty skin care product. You can make use of fresh potatoes juice as a mask on your face to improve skin tone. In the meantime, you can use this juice in summer to prevent against suntan or sunburn. If you have dark circles under your eye, cut cooked potatoes into slices and place them under your eyes. This will not only reduce dark circles by also reduce wrinkles around the eyes.

4. Mood lifter:
Potatoes can help a man cultivate good characters. It is rich in vitamin C and hence can help people fight against negative emotions of frustration, depression and so on. Potatoes can improve these mental states as it is rich in nutrition and minerals.

5. Improves health:

Potatoes are known to be effective in treating health condition such as callus, dieresis and spasmolysis. This is because they are rich in potassium. Besides, diabetic patients can gain a lot by eating potatoes. Vitamin C in potatoes helps in regulating blood sugar level. Potatoes can help prevent cancer and control high blood pressure and diabetes.

Source: Samrx.com
    
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