Whichever way you choose to prepare, stirfry or in a pizza, bell peppers make up a delectable part of many different types of meals. Along with this delicious vegetable being convenient it makes a great snack, during anytime of the day. Thankfully there are many varieties of benefits of bell pepper that affects your health.
By consuming bell peppers which has unique qualities, will benefit in many ways. A natural pigment called lycopene, can be found in bell peppers, guava, pink grapefruit, tomatoed and watermelon. Compared to all the colours of bell peppers, the red variety is rich in lycopene.
Lycopene being one of the few plant pigments that has proven to help fight free radicals in the human body. Free radicals are substances that can harm your body’s cells, resulting in Oxidative stress leading to diseases, according to report published in Nutrients. The report also indicates that lycopene helps to keep free radicals at a distance. Helping the reduction of the risk factor in contracting Cardiovascular issues.
Zeaxanthin and Lutein are two natural pigments, which can be found in orange and yellow bell peppers, which is also categorized as carotenoids. In most of the food like carrots, eggs, cantaloupe and salmon, carotenoids can be found, which benefits in many ways. These natural pigments are known to help your eye health, along with age related macular generation.
Bell peppers are known to have more vitamin c than oranges. Vitamin C has benefits, that many don’t realize. Apart from the various health benefits, vitamin C helps immunity and controls high blood pressure. There are reports that states the relationship between vitamin C deficiency and depression and lower cognitive function.
Bell peppers is known to boost immunity, containing loads of vitamin A which help with immune systems strength.
Add to all the benefits bell peppers are an excellence source of vitamin B6, that uplifts and boost your mood. An excellent treatment for depression.
Specifically red bell peppers known to contain a compound called capsanthin, researchers believe this can help with information and weight loss However, further research need to be conducted on this topic.
These peppers are known to contain another nutrient which is discovered to play a role in lowering blood pressure. The nutrients known as quercetin, a powerful anti-oxidant having many different health benefits. These include fighting cancer cells, reduce the risk of heart disease and lowering blood sugar.
