Garden egg also known as eggplant could help to reduce body weight.Experts are encouraging people that wants to loss weight to eat more of its fresh form too.
Eggplant, also referred to as “aubergine’’ had low calorie, low sodium and low protein, was high in dietary fibre and potassium.
Egg plant is a fruit but it is classified under vegetables . Garden egg, also known as eggplant is a very good source of dietary fiber, potassium, manganese, copper and thiamin (vitamin B1). It is also a good source of vitamin B6, folate, magnesium and niacin. Eggplant also contains phytonutrients such as nasunin and chlorogenic acid.
When you take garden egg, it fills the tummy because of its fibre content and it helps reduce the food you consume, thereby reducing the calories and body weight.
With it high fibre content, it helped to reduce bad cholesterol in the body, thereby protecting the heart Garden egg helped to regulate the blood pressure, and it also helped to maintain and regulate the function of the heart.
Because of the high fibre and low soluble carbohydrate content of the eggplant, it controls glucose absorption and reduces the risk of hypertension.
It is very low in calorie content, so when you consume it and you are diabetic it suppresses the sugar level and brings the blood pressure down.’’
It had an anti-ulcer remedy, which could be used as treatment for ulcer.
It is not that it protects you from having ulcer but when you have it and you take garden egg, it has that-anti ulcer remedy that suppresses it.’’
Nutritionists said that patients with glaucoma should eat a lot of garden egg because it served as an antioxidant, which prevented cells in the body from damage.
Garden egg leaf was also useful in treating snake bites, “which indicates that every part of the plant is useful.’’
The garden egg could be eaten fresh or prepared into stew and eaten with yam, rice or any other food.
The benefits of eating garden eggs however extend far beyond ensuring that one’s desire for a good breakfast is satisfied.
Low in calories and high in fibe, the eggplant is good for carbohydrate counters and dieters can actually snack on garden eggs in-between meals.
Chewing thoroughly while eating, can enable you get significant benefits, including absorption of calcium, from calcium-rich foods plant foods that also contain oxalic acid. So, eating garden eggs does not stop you from meeting your calcium requirements.
Experts are encouraging people that wants to loss weight to eat more of its fresh form too.
Consuming high amounts of garden eggs have been found to be beneficial for people with glaucoma because it lowers the eye pressure.
