Tomato is a well-known and favorite vegetable of all of us. Tomatoes have many nutritional properties. Today we will learn about the nutritional value of tomatoes from a nutritionist.
Nutritionist Nusrat Jahan Deepa talks about the nutritional value of tomatoes in an episode of NTV’s regular health program Health Daily.
Nutritionist Nusrat Jahan Deepa said that tomato is a very nutritious vegetable. It can be eaten both raw and cooked. Tomatoes contain a major antioxidant called lycopene, which is much more beneficial to our health. It greatly reduces the risk of various diseases such as cancer and heart disease. We get a variety of vitamins and minerals from tomatoes. Tomatoes are rich in Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K and Potassium.
Nusrat Jahan Deepa said that those who have hypertension due to the low amount of sodium in tomatoes, their blood pressure can be controlled to some extent by eating tomatoes. In addition, due to the low amount of cholesterol in tomatoes, it prevents cardiovascular disease. People who have high LDL cholesterol or high cholesterol can keep their LDL cholesterol low by eating tomatoes.
The nutritionist added that those who are pregnant, I would tell them to eat at least one fresh tomato every day. Because, they can get a lot of folate from tomatoes. Tomato is a very good food for skin health. This is because tomato peel helps to heal various types of skin inflammation, wounds, etc. and this tomato works against various types of insect-borne diseases.
According to nutritionist Nusrat Jahan, a special quality of tomato is that it helps to reduce sunburn or sunburn on the skin. In this case, if we paste the tomato and add olive oil to it and apply it on the skin, then the sunburn of the skin can be reduced to a great extent. However, it must be used regularly. Diabetic patients can eat one fresh tomato every day. However, there must be tomato juice or tomato sauce, they must be avoided. Because they contain a lot of sugar.
Watch the full video above to learn more about the health benefits of tomatoes.
