This powerful, delicious ingredient widely used in oriental kitchens cuts bad cholesterol, lowers blood pressure and aids in weight loss!
Next time think twice before passing by an Asian restaurant in your neighborhood. Because this common vegetable they love using in their cuisine is extremely beneficial to our heart health.
Even though there haven’t been very many studies done on bamboo shoots, their extraordinary health benefits are well known.
Bamboo shoots are loaded with potassium. This mineral, essential to cardiovascular health, has the unique ability to lower blood pressure and cut “bad” (LDL) cholesterol.
It can even lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure by 4 points or more.
[adrotate group=”5″]This unique quality of potassium is proven in the well-researched DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension). This diet is specially designed to help treat and prevent high blood pressure by consuming the right foods that fight this life threatening condition.
Another amazing ability of this panda’s favorite food is its extremely rich levels of dietary fiber.
Bamboo shoots are low in calories and fat, and that makes them a wonder food to those on a weight loss mission. Even a small portion of bamboo shoots will give a sensation of being full. That also contributes to lowering the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
And if that wasn’t enough, bamboo shoots are also a great source of phenolic acid, the compound known for it’s antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
Try this amazing vegetable next time you are enjoying Asian cuisine or prepare it at home. It is widely available in most of the big supermarkets and health food stores. Look for it in the shelf of the canned section.
It is easy to prepare. Just add bamboo shoots to sautéed vegetables or prepare it alone by frying in olive oil for a few minutes.
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Problem with bamboo shoots in cans is that most contain brine which of coarse increases blood pressure.
Nigel,
What do you mean bamboo shoots in cans? Is brine a preservative for bamboo shoots? How about if harvest them from the mountains in Uganda and prepare them without any preservation?
Paschal Nyabuntu In the UK 90% of the bamboo shoots sales are in cans (tins) in using salt water as a preservative. 50% of your daily allowance for salt can be taken up in one serving. I don't know the logistics in shipping without salt water, I should imagine they are shipped by sea which takes a long time which uses up half the shelf life.
That’s as maybe IF you can get hold of organically produced bamboo shoots and cook your own, however, most, if not all commercially prepared Chinese food, contains MSG and that is NOT good, either for blood pressure or for diabetes.
As for cans, the lining is usually plasticised and contains BPA, never good.
Nigel Tolley There are different salts. The bad ones don't contain enough potassium. Look for sea salt. The body needs salt, but not the kind that is usually provided.
in your article regarding the benefits of bamboo shoots you at the end give a suggestion on how to prepare them by frying them in olive oil, olive oil does not hold up to frying temperatures well and almost becomes carcenogenic, you should maybe sub it with rice bran oil instead as it does handle high heat without breakdown, olive oil is not recommended for frying.
Grapeseed Oil is the best choice
Preparation tip: thoroughly rinse the bamboo shoots in cold water after opening the can. Let drain and saute at medium heat in olive or sesame oil. Outstanding.