
芝麻是台湾人喜爱食用的种子类食物,营养价值非常高,功能医学医师欧瀚文表示,芝麻含有丰富维生素E等抗氧化剂、钙质、膳食纤维等,可对抗发炎、促进骨骼健康,稳定血糖还可保护肝脏。
此外,基隆长庚医院胃肠肝胆科医师钱政弘也曾在《下班经济学》表示,曾有临床研究指出,常吃富含维生素E的食物,例如芝麻,经长期追踪研究可降低5成肝癌风险。
在降低发炎部分,他表示,芝麻含有丰富的单元不饱和脂肪酸、抗氧化剂,例如维生素E、多酚类,有助人体对抗发炎。芝麻富含钙与其他矿物质,有助于促进骨骼健康。
另外,芝麻中的膳食纤维和健康脂肪可帮助控制血糖数值,以避免血糖波动;芝麻中的芝麻素,被认为对保护肝脏健康有益。最后,芝麻含维生素B6和锌等营养素,可维持免疫系统功能平衡。
他并说明,黑芝麻的蛋白质与脂肪含量高于白芝麻,例如黑芝麻的蛋白质含量约为白芝麻的2倍,脂肪含量也高出约20%;另黑芝麻含有更多的矿物质和维生素,例如铁、锌、钙、镁和磷等矿物质,同时含有丰富的维生素B1、B2和E等维生素。
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