番薯,又称地瓜或甘薯,是不少报道中的长寿食物,皆因来自日本和国内长寿村的人瑞,多以番薯为主要粮食。无疑,番薯甘甜可口,营养价值亦相当高,而且还有预防心脏病和癌症的功用。预防心血管疾病改善血压,正是很多都市人的一大课题。以中风患者为例,倘若血压控制得好,就能减少再次中风及心脏病发作的机会。要达到这个目标,除了戒绝烟酒外,还要识饮识食——例如多吃番薯等钾质食物,来帮助调节血压。此外,番薯亦含有丰富的纤维及抗氧化营养如胡萝卜素和花青素等,因此,不少医学研究发现,吃番薯能有效改善体内 Sweet potato, also known as sweet potato or sweet potato, is reported in many longevity food, both from Japan and the domestic longevity village Ren Rui, mostly sweet potato as the main food. Undoubtedly sweet potato sweet and delicious, nutritional value is very high, but also to prevent heart disease and cancer function. Prevention of cardiovascular disease to improve blood pressure, it is a lot of city people a major issue. Take stroke patients as an example. If blood pressure is well controlled, the chances of another stroke and heart attack will be reduced. To achieve this goal, in addition to abstain from smoking and drinking, but also know how to drink - such as eating more potatoes, sweet potatoes, to help regulate blood pressure. In addition, the sweet potato is also rich in fiber and antioxidant nutrients such as carotene and anthocyanins, etc. Therefore, many medical studies found that eating sweet potatoes can effectively improve the body