Jicama Health Benefits
Numerous health benefits are offered by consuming jicama because of its high
nutritional value, low calories and good source of fiber, iron, potassium, calcium, and vitamins C and E.
As jicama is low in calories and fat, it controls your cholesterol levels and may give protection against heart problems like hypertension, heart attack, etc.
It is an excellent source of vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant.
Also, it acts as anti inflammatory and this properties are beneficial to subside the symptoms of asthma like breathless especially in young children. It also helps to treat flu and common cold.
Vitamin C deficiency can cause bruising problems in some people. So, people who have such problem can overcome this by raising their vitamin C consumption by including jicama tuber in daily diet.
As jicama is a rich source of beta-carotene, folic acid and many other vitamins, it is also effective to lower the levels of homocysteine, an amino acid that affects production of proteins in the body and the cellular metabolism and can also raise the heart disease risk by damaging the blood vessels lining.
Studies have found that daily intake of jicama can reduce homocysteine level up to 11 percent.
Jicama also has boosting effect on the immune system of body.
It helps to enhance the overall functioning of the body.
It strengthens and supports the structure of capillaries. So, it reduces the damage to capillary and subsequently the risk of having capillary fragility
