Sweet pepper - a crispy vegetable with a unique taste and rich vitamin composition, is most often used for cooking various dishes. In addition to the high concentration of vitamin C, the vegetable in its structure has:
- carotene (vitamin A), which maintains good eyesight;
- vitamin P, responsible for fighting cancer cells and improving immunity ;
- vitamins of group B, ensuring uninterrupted liver function.
Benefit and harm of sweet pepper
First of all, the benefits and harms caused to the body by red sweet pepper are determined by the state of human health. It is necessary to treat with caution the use of vegetables for people suffering:
- epilepsy;
- ischemic disease;
- hemorrhoids;
- kidney disease, liver;
- hypertension;
- a stomach ulcer, a gastritis.
But this does not mean that sweet Bulgarian pepper can do extremely harm to these patients, because the benefits of the product are obvious. The best solution will be a consultation of a nutritionist, who will determine the daily rate of consumption of the vegetable.
First of all, fresh pepper, thanks to its rich vitamin composition, is recommended in the presence of the following problems:
- chronic fatigue;
- sclerosis;
- depression;
- insomnia;
- regular stress.
All this is the first signs of a nervous breakdown, and eating a vegetable will help to avoid problems later. Benefit for the human body sweet pepper can bring and in the following cases:
- Problems with the circulatory system . Antioxidants that are in the vegetable, dilute blood, cleanse toxins, reduce the risk of blood clots. When anemia is recommended to eat fresh green pepper.
- Weakened immunity . Vitamin A and C as a part of a fresh vegetable will be energized and will not be given in the period of colds.
- Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract . Thanks to alkaloids and nicotinic acid, a sweet vegetable normalizes the digestive system.
- Diseases of the heart . To improve heart activity to people of advanced age will help potassium, which is rich in yellow pepper.
Red sweet pepper also benefits people who have overstepped the 30-year mark: a man helps the vegetable to avoid hair loss, and women - to get rid of unwanted wrinkles, toning the skin.
Pepper can be consumed not only inside, but also used for the preparation of various nutrient masks that will easily bleach pigment spots, relieve freckles and improve the skin condition.