Pay attention to the timing and method of eating sweet potatoes in winter.

The unique dehydroepiandrosterone in sweet potatoes—a steroid hormone similar to androgens secreted by the adrenal gland, can both prevent cancer and prolong life. Pay attention to the time and method of eating sweet potatoes.

Winter baked sweet potatoes should not be eaten with their skin.

The hot and fragrant baked sweet potatoes of the season are sweet and delicious, some even roasted until "sugar oil" flows out. The scorched skin of the sweet potato is especially popular, and many people eat it whole with the skin.

Experts say it's best not to eat baked sweet potatoes with their skin, because the skin contains more alkaloids, and eating too much can cause gastrointestinal discomfort. Especially the sweet potato skin with black spots should not be eaten, as it can cause poisoning.

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Eating sweet potatoes must pay attention to time and method

1. Sweet potatoes should not be eaten raw

Because the cell membrane of starch in raw sweet potatoes is not destroyed by high temperature, it is difficult to digest in the human body; at the same time, when cooking sweet potatoes, the steaming time should be appropriately extended to destroy the "gasification enzyme" contained in the sweet potatoes, so that there will be no discomfort after eating, such as abdominal distension, heartburn, belching, nausea, and flatulence.

2. Sweet potatoes are better eaten with other foods

If sweet potatoes are eaten with rice and flour, it can also play a complementary role in protein; if paired with some pickles or fresh radishes at the same time, it can reduce the production of stomach acid.

3. It is best to eat sweet potatoes at noon

This is because the calcium contained in sweet potatoes needs to be absorbed by the human body for 4 to 5 hours after eating, and the sunlight in the afternoon can just promote the absorption of calcium. In this case, eating sweet potatoes at lunch allows the calcium to be fully absorbed before dinner, without affecting the absorption of calcium from other foods at dinner.

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