Nutritional Benefits of the Strawberry,Health Benefits of Strawberry

Health Benefits of Strawberry

If you’re not already a fan of strawberries, you should be. Not only are they juicy, summery and delicious, they’re a bona fide superfood, too. Nutrient-rich and packed with antioxidants (like vitamin C), strawberries offer a wide range of health benefits, some of which may surprise you. (Wrinkle-prevention? Yes please!). Here are 7 reasons you should add more strawberries to your diet.

Benefits:-

1.Keep Teeth Healthy

Strawberries are the third-best food source of polyphenols (behind only coffee and olives), according to a 2009 Journal of Dentistry review. That’s good news since researchers believe these compounds inhibit the breakdown of starches in the mouth (thus limiting the resulting sticky sugars that adhere to teeth as plaque) and also fight the bacteria that contribute to tooth decay and gum disease. Scrubbing your teeth with strawberries will whiten them, but because the berries are so acidic, dentists warn that using this home remedy frequently could damage the enamel.

2.Quell Sugar Spikes

In a recent Finnish study, when healthy women ate white bread with strawberries, their glycemic response to the bread improved by 36 percent over that of subjects who ate just the bread. ­Researchers explain that com­ponents in the strawberries (polyphenols again!) slow the breakdown and absorption of carbs, decreasing the need for insulin to maintain normal blood glucose. And, in another recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, when overweight adults consumed either a strawberry beverage or a placebo in combination with a high-carbohydrate meal, the strawberry drinkers showed a significant decrease in the potentially damaging inflammation that typically follows a high-carb meal.

3.boost immunity

"Strawberries are an excellent source of vitamin C," says Toronto-based registered dietitian Madeleine Edwards. Most mammals—except for humans—have the ability to produce vitamin C naturally, which is why it’s so important to get your daily requirement. "One serving of strawberries contains 51.5 mg of vitamin C—about half of your daily requirement," Edwards says. "Double a serving to one cup and get 100 percent." Vitamin C is a well-known immunity booster, as well as a powerful, fast-working antioxidant. A 2010 UCLA study discovered that the antioxidant power in strawberries becomes “bioavailable” or “ready to work in the blood” after eating the fruit for just a few weeks.

4.Stroke

 The antioxidants quercetin, kaempferol, and anthocyanins have all been shown to reduce the formation of harmful blood clots associated with strokes.1 High potassium intakes have also been linked with a reduced risk of stroke.

5.Promote bone health

Strawberries contain potassium, vitamin K and magnesium which are important for bone health.

6.Cancer

 As mentioned above, strawberries contain powerful antioxidants that work against free radicals, inhibiting tumor growth and decreasing inflammation in the body.

7. Helps burn stored fat

The red coloring contains anthocyanins, which stimulate the burning of stored fat. When a group of animals was fed a high-fat diet along with anthocyanins, they gained 24 percent less weight than the animals eating the high-fat diet without added anthocyanins. (The Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry)