Seeds as a snack or an addition to a dish are a useful addition to your diet. Sunflower seeds are a source of vegetable fats, fat-soluble vitamins that can reduce cholesterol in the blood and slow down the aging processes of cells. Thanks to a rich assortment of trace elements, seeds normalize the work of the cardiovascular system, help to maintain the health of nails and hair, eliminate stress, improve mood.
The composition of sunflower seeds – saturated fats, polyunsaturated fats, monounsaturated fats, calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, iron, dietary fiber, carbohydrates, protein, sugar, vitamins A, C, D, E, B-6, B-12.
There is more vitamin D in sunflower seeds than in the liver of cod. This vitamin will help your skin and mucosa look healthy, the cells with it are updated faster. Vitamin is especially important for children.
Vitamin E in seeds is a natural antioxidant that neutralizes the action of free radicals that attack the body. It promotes cell regeneration and rejuvenation. Vitamin E is extremely important for the state of the cardiovascular system – it reduces the risk of heart attack and other heart diseases, proper blood clotting and wound healing, reduces the likelihood of diabetes and blood clots in the vessels.
Seeds are a source of fiber, which improves the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, normalizes digestion and helps to remove toxins and slags from the body. Fiber also helps to reduce harmful cholesterol in the blood.
Eating a small amount of sunflower seeds daily has a positive effect on the brain – mental activity improves, attention concentration increases. Seeds contain tryptophan, which stimulates the production of serotonin in the brain – the nervous system calms down, improves mood and relieves tension.
Seeds are able to make up for the lack of natural minerals that our body needs. They will strengthen the immune system, protect women’s health, normalize blood pressure and protect the body from the occurrence of cancer.
The very process of eating sunflower seeds meditatively relaxes the nervous system, allows you to distract yourself from bad thoughts, develops finger motor skills.
The harm of sunflower seeds
Despite all its benefits. Seeds are very high in calories, and eating them more than the norm per day is fraught with negative consequences for the figure. 100 grams of sunflower seeds in caloric content is not less than a chocolate bar.
The habit of peeling seeds with teeth leads to damage to the enamel and the appearance of chipped teeth on the front teeth, the formation of tartar and the appearance of caries.
Sunflower seeds can provoke the activation of bile outflow, so it is not recommended to eat sunflower seeds in diseases of the liver and gallbladder.
Due to the processing of fields with sunflower nitrates and phosphates, the substance cadmium accumulates in the body, which can affect the nervous system and provoke diseases of the bones and kidneys.