10 Healthy Benefits Of Eating Carrots

10 HEALTHY BENEFITS OF EATING CARROTS

What Are The Healthy Benefits of Eating Carrots?

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Carrots as generally view as a fruit but it is also a type vegetable. It is defined as a long pointed orange root vegetable. Though, you can find carrots in many varieties colour aside the traditional and popular colour orange; you can find in colour like purple, red, yellow, black or others. Eating carrots has many benefits in which many individuals don’t even realize. The vegetable is one of the recommended fruits many doctors give patients to cure some ailments. What even makes it easier is that it can be taken in its raw form or cooked. What makes carrots wonderful among others are; its colour, the appearance, the numerous benefits and uses of eating it, the crunchy feeling when it is being put in the mouth. 

Carrot is also among popular fruit or vegetable root, notably rich in health benefits. It is clear that a carrot is not meant for only rich, influence personalities, societal status or others. It is affordable and available to all even the common in order to enjoy the benefits of eating carrots. I have read some years ago where carrot is being described the most world’s healthiest food. Some of the health benefits of carrot are reducing of cholesterol, prevention against heart attack, cancer-cure, improving vision and preventing signs of premature aging. Carrot is also a great source of both Vitamins K and C.

In addition, as defined earlier that carrot as a fruit is also a vegetable contains some micro and macro nutrients that are required for a healthy body system. The body needs the nutrients contain in this fruit. The carrots as a simple fruit can be added to our daily food list. Though, there are some individuals feel carrots is not that their type of fruit. I think the benefits of eating carrots which shall be discussed soon will change your mind if you one of the types. Some of the benefits of this fruit will be highlighted below.

Now, let me give you a detail of how eating of carrot which has numerous nutrients and compounds of organic affect human health. The following are the ten (10) benefits you can derive from eating carrots.

1-      BLOOD PRESSURE: Carrots can be seen as sources of potassium which is being seen as vasodilator and can relax the tension in the blood vessels and arteries. This thereby increases blood flow and circulation, reducing the stress on cardiovascular system and also boosting the organ function throughout the body. Eating carrot has the benefit of reducing ailment as hypertension and heart attack.

2-      DIGESTION: Carrots as a fiber aid digestion. Fiber helps by adding bulk to stool smooth passing through the digestive tract. It also helps in reducing the severity of critical conditions like constipation.

3-      VISION IMPROVEMENT: Carrot as a source of Vitamin A is responsible to maintain the health of your eye. Carrot which contains Vitamin A also known as retinol helps the eyes to retain the ability to adjust to change in light moisture. Having deficiency of this vitamin in the body system can cause improper or difficulty seeing objects. Carrot is a rich in Vitamin A is good in preventing night blindness and improving our eyesight.

4-      PREVENTION OF HEART DISEASES: It has been that the major factor of heart disease is high cholesterol. According to research, it has been discovered that the root vegetable of a carrot can reduce the chance of having a heart attack. Since the consumption of carrot be it raw form or cooked one reduces cholesterol level, therefore it is advisable to consume carrot if possible on a daily basis in order to prevent any related heart disease problems.

5-      PREVENTION OF STROKE: Stroke as one of the critical condition that affects one’s life can easily be prevented with the consumption of this fruit called carrot. Some studies have even shown that people who eat more than five carrots a week are less prone to suffer stroke than those people who eat just one carrot a week or month. Eating a carrot on a daily basis reduces the risk of stroke by 68 -70 percentage.

6-      MAINTENANCE OF HEALTHY SKIN: According to research, deficiency of Vitamin A also causes dryness to the skin, hair or nail. Vitamin A prevents wrinkling, pigmentation, uneven skin tone, blemishes and dry skin. Carrot has antiseptic qualities that can be as laxatives. Carrot oil is good for maintain a healthy skin or dry skin because the carrot oil makes the skin firmer, smoother and softer.

7-      PROTECT TEETH AND GUMS: The consumption or eating of carrot possibly on a daily basis has the benefit of cleaning your teeth and mouth. Eating of carrot stimulates the gums and also induces excess saliva. The organic compounds in a carrot works like your toothbrush or toothpaste that washes away food particles in your teeth. The eating of carrot has the benefit of minerals that prevent tooth damages.

8-      PREVENTION OF DIABETES: Diabetes as one of the common diseases these days need to be taken seriously. Diabetes can easily be prevented with consumption of carrot on a daily basis. Carrot is a good measure to regulate or control blood sugar level in the body due to the presence of carotenoids in the vegetable fruit.

9-      BOOSTING THE HEALTHY IMMUNE SYSTEM: Carrot contains Vitamin C which is associated with healthy immune system. Carrot also contains a number of antiseptic and anti-bacteria abilities that boost the immune system. Eating of carrot as a source of vitamin C stimulates the service of white blood cells which is also an important element in the building the human immune system. Vitamins C also help the body in absorbing iron from plant foods and can help fight free radicals.

10-  PREVENTION OF CANCER: Consumption of carrot provides the body system with Beta-carotene which helps in reducing all related risk cancers especially the lung cancer. Various studies have shown that carrot reduces the risk of breast cancer and lung cancer.

Finally, consumption of carrot in form of raw fruits, vegetables, juice or in any cooked form is always a healthy choice for your health and healthy lifestyle. Having listed all these benefits above, it is clear that there are other numerous benefits of eating carrots. Thus, let’s stay healthy by eating carrot regularly.

October 22, 2016