Benefit Of Spinach

spinach is very rich content of various vitamins from A to K. It also contains lots of minerals, including potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and iron. Spinach also contains other nutrients such as various essential amino acids and fiber. Fiber contained in spinach can prevent constipation, hemorrhoid and irritable bowel syndrome.

Although not many clinical trials, spinach believed to overcome some health problems such as:

1. purify the blood after childbirth
2. strengthen hair roots
3. prevent low blood pressure
4. prevent anemia (anemia)
5. prevent kidney failure

Some people even believe that spinach is also efficacious for:

1. prevent the decrease of vision
2. prevent cataracts
3. prevent cancer

Campaign through cartoons can be said successful, because the consumption of spinach in the United States increased by 33 per cent was recorded when the popularity of Popeye the sailor cartoon was so explosive. Still, there are interesting rumors, this hidden behind the campaign. Rumors were related to the selection of spinach as Popeye's secret weapon. There are many vegetables or other fruits are also rich in nutrients, but the creators chose spinach as the 'fuel' for this brave sailor.

Presumably the reason related to historical errors about the amount of iron content in spinach. In 1870, a scientist named Dr. E. Wolf von mislay comma when writing the content of iron in spinach. This error causes excessive belief about the benefits of spinach. Nobody realizes mistakes until 70 years later, when already known as Popeye eating spinach. In those days before it was revealed that the iron content in vegetables is only one tenth of which was written by Dr. Wolf.

But this rumor was denied by Dr. Mike Sutton, scientists are trying to track down the error-related content of iron in the Popeye's favorite food. In conclusion, published in the Internet Journal of Ciminology year 2009, he referred to was not enough evidence about the existence of these errors. Dr. Sutton calls it, the spinach was chosen not because it contains iron, but because the rich in vitamin A. Whatever it is, many consume spinach and other vegetables will still provide benefits for health. Congratulations to eat spinach.

Quoted from the BBC, Sunday (05/30/2010),
health.detik.com