Definition of spinach
The spinach plant originating in the China Greens, are cultivated for the consumption of the leaves that have a great taste. The spinach leaves are consumed cooked, both single steam, as part of other preparations such as omelettes, soufflés, pastes, creams and soups fillers. This vegetable is rich in antioxidants such as beta carotene, vitamin C and vitamin K, is also a good source of iron and magnesium, has also a large amount of fiber that helps improve the intestinal transit, as well as to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease with a very low content of calories, which reach about 20 per 10 g of spinach leaves.
Eating spinach has several beneficial health effects
The great variety of nutrients that contain spinach contribute to prevent and control a large number of disorders that include: lesions of the skin. The high content of beta carotene make to increase levels of vitamin A in the body that helps promote skin repair processes, protecting her as well as injuries caused by the Sun's rays. Disorders of vision. The carotenoids are precursors of the production process of eye pigments, essential for night vision, it will also be seen that they retard the onset of degenerative processes such as cataracts and macular degeneration. Diseases of the locomotor apparatus. Spinach are rich in vitamin c, is needed for the body to produce collagen, the main protein of supporting tissue that is located in the bones, ligaments and tendons as well as skin. Respiratory diseases. Another great benefit of spinach is to stimulate the immune system to the time that contribute to repairing the damage in the tissue lining the airway, known as epithelium, which makes to decrease the frequency of attacks of diseases such as asthma and chronic bronchitis.
If you suffer from gout you should avoid spinach
As already explained previously, spinach are vegetables with lots of benefits for the health, but also contain a substance called oxalic acid, compound to join the minerals such as calcium and iron form oxalates. The calcium oxalate precipitate in the renal tubules, giving rise to the renal grit and the most common form of kidney stones, the calcium oxalate stones. Iron oxalates are capable of precipitating in joints producing disorders such as gout, a form of painful arthritis. Alcoholic beverages contain oxalates iron reason that gout can be triggered by ingestion of drinks such as beer and wine.