Drinking vegetable soup after meals can prevent diseases and be beneficial to health, because the soup contains betaine, which the human body needs.
Betaine: An important nutrient for the human body. First, it regulates the water within cells, keeping their volume and function normal. Second, it provides methyl groups. If the diet is insufficient in methyl groups, the methionine cycle in the body will be obstructed, leading to various chronic diseases. Research has found that increasing the intake of foods rich in betaine can alleviate various conditions caused by hyperhomocysteinemia and reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases in healthy individuals. [China Food]
Although choline in the human body can be converted into betaine, choline is the main raw material for synthesizing acetylcholine and phospholipids (a component necessary for maintaining normal brain nutrition). Therefore, the human body should use food as the main source of betaine to reduce the consumption of choline in the body.
Betaine is a water-soluble nutrient, so during the cooking process of vegetables, the betaine in the vegetables enters the vegetable juice as the cells expand and rupture due to heat. Chinese residents have traditionally had the eating habit of drinking vegetable soup. It should be said that this is relatively scientific and should be continued and promoted, but attention should be paid to using less salt.