Like eating RomainLe lettuce? Get serving size guidelines, negative effects, and more
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Benefits
- Romaine lettuce may help to maintain heart and cardiovascular health. The vegetable contains an adequate level of potassium, fiber, and folate which help to ensure this function.
- Romaine lettuce contains vitamin A which is helps to maintain eye health.
Quantity Recommendation
- A serving of romaine lettuce is one cup raw portion. About three to five servings of vegetables should be consumed in a day. Diet should be diversified by incorporating other vegetables into the diet.
- Romaine lettuce manage glycemia. A recent study about the leafy green vegetable showed that adding romaine lettuce to a meal can lower postprandial blood glucose response, improving postprandial metabolism. That is an important vegetable property, since postprandial hyperglycemia is one of the earliest signs of problems with glycemic control associated with type 2 diabetes.
Quantity Recommendation
- American Heart Association recommends eating 5 raw leafy vegetables servings per day. A serving of romaine lettuce is a cup, which contains approximately 50 grams of the vegetable. Long-term intake of leafy greens is certainly advisable. Before eating the vegetable is always important to rinse the leafy greens under running water and to rub the surface of the leaves using your hands.
Reference: Iyanuoluwa Oyetunji, Master of Science in Medicine, specialization in Human Nutrition and Leticia Soares, Postgraduate Degree in Public and Family Health/Bachelor Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics - Thursday