Chilly winter weather affects more than just your wardrobe and heating bill. Your body also experiences changes in energy levels, metabolism and even our food preferences.
Cauliflower is both a versatile for cooking and is packed with nutrients to aid good health. There are a lot of advantages of this vegetable and if often neglected for the fear of being eaten away by caterpillar.
The health benefits that this vegetable can provide include relief from indigestion, strengthening of the immune system, reducing the risk of stroke, cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
Fights Cancer:
Cauliflower has a compound called Sulforaphane which is very helpful in fighting cancer; the compound can fight cancerour cells and it also slows down tumor growth. This compound in cauliflower was also found to help prevent prostate cancer.
Improves Heart:
Cauliflower is rich in fiber, and studies have shown how a diet rich in fiber can boost heart. Sulforaphane in cauliflower enhances blood pressure levels significantly and also regulate cholesterol levels and prevent cardiac disease.
Enhances brain function:
Presence of vitamin B aids health and development of brain. The choline prevents age-related memory decline. It can even help deal with nervous disorders like Alzheimer’s.
Can aid weight loss:
Studies show that vitamin C plays a major role in determining the amount of fat burnt during physical activity. Thus Cauliflower is the unrecognised elixir that can become the warmth that you need in the winters.
PNN/Agencies
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