I-Amaranth (i-Amaranthus spp) iyisinhlamvu enempilo esetshenziswa ngezinye izikhathi ngezinkwa eziningi, okusanhlamvu, nokudla okudla. Yize kushayisana nendawo yokudla yezitolo, lokhu okusanhlamvu konke kuye kwasetshenziswa izinkulungwane zeminyaka yi-Incans nama-Aztec ekudleni kwabo. I-Amaranth ivame ukubizwa ngokuthi "i-pseudocereal," futhi nakuba ihlukaniswa njengokusanhlamvu, kufana nokuphakama kwamaprotheni njengamabhontshisi kanye namalenti.
Nakuba kunezinhlobo ezahlukene ezingaphezu kuka-60 ezihlanganisa uhlobo lwe-Amaranthus, kuphela ezintathu zazo ezisetshenziswa kakhulu futhi zisetshenziselwa ndawonye emikhiqizo: i- Amaranthus hypochondriacus , i- Amaranthus cruentus ne- Amaranthus caudatus . Ukusetshenziswa kwe-amaranth kuye kwahlolwa ngezimo ezihlukahlukene zezempilo, njengesifo sikashukela, umfutho wegazi ophezulu nokukhuluphala. I-Amaranth nayo ihanjiswe njengenenzuzo enempilo enempilo, kodwa ingabe iphumelela ekunciphiseni amazinga akho e-cholesterol?
I-Amaranth Inokunciphisa I-Cholesterol
Nakuba kunezifundo ezimbalwa eziye zahlola umphumela wokusetshenziswa kwe-amaranth kumazinga we-cholesterol, ezimbalwa izifundo zibuke izinzuzo ze-cholesterol-ukwehla kwe-amaranth kubantu. Ucwaningo oluningi luhileleke ezilwaneni-kuhlanganise onogwaja, amagundane, kanye ne-hamsters-ezanikwa i-amaranth ekudleni kwabo kwansuku zonke. Ukwengeza, lezi zifundo ezincane zibuke kuphela izinhlobo ezimbalwa ze-amaranth, ikakhulukazi i- cruentus ne- hypochondriacus , okuyizinhlobo ezimbalwa ezijwayelekile ze-amaranth ezifakiwe ekudleni futhi ezitholakala esitolo sakho sokudla.
Kwakukhona nezinhlobonhlobo ze-amaranth esetshenziswa kulezi zifundo, ngokuvamile, imbewu yama-amaranth namafutha asuka kuwo.
Izifundo ezincane zezilwane zembula ukuthi ukwethula imbewu yama-amaranth ekudleni kwabo kwansuku zonke kwaholela ekubeni i- LDL i- cholesterol iyancishiswa ngo-10% no-50% futhi inani lama-cholesterol eliphelele lalinganiselwa ku-50% kwizifundo.
I-Triglycerides yanciphisa kancane kulezi zifundo, nehlombe eliphakeme kunazo zonke ezenzeka ngo-17%. I-HDL , ngakolunye uhlangothi, ayizange ibonakale inyuke kakhulu kwizifundo zesilwane.
Kulezi zifundo ezimbalwa ezenziwa ngabantu, kusetshenzwe uphenyo lwama-amaranth kuphela. Kutholakale ukuthi kuhlanganise kuze kufike ku-18 mL yamafutha e-amaranth amasonto amathathu anciphisa i-LDL cholesterol ngamaphesenti angama-25% ne-cholesterol esiphelele cishe ngo-20%. I-Triglycerides nayo yancishiswa yi-36%. Kulezi zifundo, abantu ngabanye balandela nokudla okunempilo, futhi ukuhlolwa okunye kwathola ukuthi akukho nzuzo eyengeziwe yokunciphisa i-cholesterol eyaphawulwa lapho i-amaranth ingeziwe kulokhu kudla okunempilo. Njengazo zonke izilwane zezilwane, i-amaranth ayibonakali ithinte kakhulu amazinga e-HDL.
I-Amaranth Engaphansi Kwe-Cholesterol?
Nakuba indlela amaranth ehlisa i-cholesterol engaziwa, kube nokusikisela okuningi. I-Amaranth iphezulu kumafutha angenalutho, i-squalene. Eqinisweni, i-9 mL yamafutha e-amaranth aqukethe cishe 300 mg we-squalene, Ucwaningo lwangaphambili olusebenzisa kuphela u-squalene olukhishwe emikhiqizweni yokudla lubangele amazinga aphansi e-cholesterol. Nakuba i-squalene ihilelekile endleleni ewenza i-cholesterol emzimbeni, akuyazi kahle ukuthi ukwethula isikhala esidliwayo ku-ekudleni kunciphisa i-cholesterol.
Olunye ucwaningo lukhombisa ukuthi amanye amakhemikhali anempilo enempilo etholakalayo e-amaranth, njengama -fibre e-soluble nama- phytosterol , yizona ezibangela ukunciphisa i-LDL kanye ne-cholesterol ephelele ephawuliwe kulezi zifundo. Zombili izithako ekugcineni zisebenza ngokunciphisa inani le-cholesterol elithinteka egazini kusukela emathunjini amancane.
Okubalulekile ...
Nakuba kudingekile olunye ucwaningo ukuze uqhubeke uphenye ikhono le-cholesterol lokunciphisa i-amaranth, lokhu okusanhlamvu okunempilo kuqale ekuqaleni. Nakuba kungekho nhlobo ephakanyisiwe ye-amaranth ukufaka ekudleni kwakho, izifundo zomuntu zihlanganisa kuze kufike ku-18 mL yamafutha e-amaranth, okulingana naphezu kwepuni le-amaranth ngamafutha ngosuku.
Amafutha ahlanganisa kufika ku-9% kokubunjwa kwe-amaranth. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yezakhiwo zabo zokudla okunomsoco, ezinye izinhlobo ze-amaranth-kubandakanya okusanhlamvu kanye nofulawa-nazo zingabandakanya nanoma yikuphi ukudla okunempilo okunempilo.
Uma unesithakazelo ekufakeni i-amaranth ekudleni kwakho kwe-cholesterol ekunciphiseni, i-amaranth ingafakwa ezinkwa zakho eziyizintandokazi, isobho, izitshalo kanye nezitsha zangasese. Ukwengeza, amafutha e-amaranth atholakala njengokwengeza okunomsoco kwezinye izitolo.
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