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THE MAGIC OF SPINACH TO HUMAN BODY.

Popeye was definitely on to something. Spinach is a super food loaded with tons of nutrients in a low calorie package. The possible health benefits of consuming spinach include improving blood glucose control in diabetics, lowering the risk of cancer, lowering blood pressure, improving bone health, lowering the risk of developing asthma and more.

Spinach is one of the best sources of dietary potassium, weighing in at 839mg per cup (cooked). To compare, one cup of banana has about 589mg of potassium.

A lack of iron in your diet can affect how efficiently your body uses energy. Spinach is a great non-heme source of iron, along with lentils, tuna and eggs.

When it’s all said and done, our bodies can only absorb about 5% of the calcium in spinach (about 12.5mg per cup) whereas the absorption rate from calcium in milk is about 28% would provide 84mg per cup)

Spinach is also one of the best sources of dietary magnesium, which is necessary for energy metabolism, maintaining blood pressure. Magnesium also plays a part in hundreds more biochemical reactions that occur in the body.

BY: USWEGE MESHACK (PRO)

BAPRM 47647