The leaves of cassava plant also contain calcium, iron, fats and protein, as well.
In this article, I wrote 6 major health benefits of eating Garri. They're listed as follows;
1. Great for losing weight
Trying to lose weight? Then, Garri is your go-to diet. Although, it's very starchy, it is low in calories and the high fibre content in cassava helps your stomach to stay full for a longer period, and prevents binge eating.
2. Great for your digestive system
Garri contains fibre content that are not readily soluble in water. It aid the absorption of toxins that enter your intestines. In that way, it boosts your digestive health and keeps it working on nicely.
3. Prevents cancer
Garri also helps in preventing terminal diseases such as cancer. The B17 content in cassava leaves helps in regulating the content of red blood cells, the loss of which often causes cancer.
4. Perfect for diarrhoea
Those stories your mum do tell you, about the healing capability of garri, are quite true. It resolves conditions such as diarrhoea too. Just munch on it or drink with water twice a day, and you'll feel the difference.
5. Good for eyesight
Garri is quite rich in Vitamin A and bakarotennya that improves the health performance of your eyes and prevents future blindness or poor eyesight.
6. Packed full of folate
Pregnant women do need high quantities of vitamin C and folate. A cup of garri approximately contains 15% of your daily folate requirement and 47% of the daily calcium requirement. The two vitamins also improve the body’s immunity.
This post appeared exclusively on Kings Media NG.
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