Fig season: than it is mean and useful

Very soon there will come the fig season. This sweet photogenic fruit got the whole army of admirers long ago, and is quite justified. Except pleasant taste, the fig has the mass of properties, useful to an organism: from prevention of cardiovascular diseases before improvement of a condition of skin. About why the fig should be added to the diet (at least for the period of a season), we tell in our material.

Advantage of a fig

The fig is extraordinary rich with various vitamins and minerals which concentration considerably increases if to dry up fruit. However in that case concentration of sugar and caloric content of fruit will increase practically by 5 times therefore experts recommend to stop nevertheless on fresh fruits.

Fig — real klazed copper which is necessary for the correct course of many processes in an organism. It is necessary for normalization of metabolism, formation of new red blood cells — erythrocytes, production of neurotransmitters and connecting fabrics.

Besides, sweet fruit is extraordinary rich with B6 vitamin — it helps an organism to split proteins on amino acids, to receive from them energy, plays an important role in health of nervous system (especially cognitive function) and is capable to slow down aging processes (how — we told here). With a question of preservation of youth you will also be helped by antioxidants with which the fig is rich: they protect organism cages from damage by free radicals, prevent appearance of wrinkles and a hyperpegmentation.

The regular use of a fig can be useful to health of a cardiovascular system. Polynomial researches established connection between the use of a fig and decrease in the LDL level — "bad" cholesterol. Fruit is rich with vitamin K which strengthens walls of blood vessels, interferes with their calcification and provides prevention of formation of blood clots.

As sweet fruit is extraordinary rich with cellulose, it plays an important role in health of a GIT. It improves an intestines vermicular movement, stimulates digestion and can provide prevention of some diseases of a gastrointestinal tract.

Possible harm

Unambiguously harmful properties at a fig are not revealed, but for a number of reasons with it it is worth being more careful. First, fruit (especially) contains decent amount of sugar in a dried look that can provoke sharp jumps of glucose in blood, and in the long term — to increase risk of a disease of diabetes 2 types. Interestingly, but here fig leaves from which make tea on the contrary proved to be as excellent means for control of sugar in blood.

Besides, the fig, as well as practically any product, can cause strong allergic reactions, because of abundance of sugar and fruit acids in structure. If you suddenly never ate it, and here decided to try — be limited to a small amount and look how the organism will react.