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Tips on choosing a carrot

Tips on choosing a carrot:

1. choose carrots that are a little older, do not be too young because the content of vitamins is still little
2. A good carrot is a carrot: if it is held, it fells steady, the colour is orange and looks fresh
3. Do not choose the carrot that when it is held feels soggy / soft and wrinkled shape

carrots to decrease Cholesterol and Fertility Husband Wife

Decreasing Cholesterol

Carrots can also help lower cholesterol levels in the blood- Like Robertson research at the University of Florida with fresh or raw carrots to consume as much as 200 grams a day for three weeks can reduce blood cholesterol levels by 11 percent. The decline is quite significant due to one percent cholesterol reduction is tantamount to reduce the risk of heart disease about two per cent because of that by eating carrots for 3 weeks can reduce 22 percent of heart disease.

Carrots for Lower Stroke Risk

Research at Harvard University, U.S, conducted on nearly 90 thousand female nurses for 8 years, revealed that eating carrots at least five times per week can lower risk of stroke by about 68 percent when compared eat once a month. This can occur due to antioxidant activity. Beta-carotene inhibits cholesterol for not toxic and not able to form plaque and clots in blood vessels.

The benefit of carrots for eye treatment and cancer protector



This Orange tube are rich of nutrients, it has long been considered can improve human vision. Carrot (Daucus carota L) is rich in beta karotein. If the substance is located in the body, it will be  converted into vitamin A which is essential for retinal function.