4 unusual properties of asparagus

Aspara­gus is a nutri­tious veg­etable that is also con­sid­ered very healthy. But it also has its own unex­pect­ed prop­er­ties.

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Aspara­gus pairs per­fect­ly with baked salmon at lunchtime, but also plays its part in sal­ads and oth­er dish­es, even pies. It is a tasty source of var­i­ous vit­a­mins and nutri­tious min­er­als that our body can­not do with­out. They help us keep our­selves healthy, make nutri­tion bal­anced.

Accord­ing to this study, aspara­gus con­tains vit­a­mins B, K and E, as well as zinc, mag­ne­sium, iron, potas­si­um and, of course, fiber. In addi­tion, aspara­gus is low in calo­ries, con­tains valu­able fats and even sodi­um, so it can be enjoyed by every­one, even those who are on a diet.

But despite all these fan­tas­tic ben­e­fits, aspara­gus has some unex­pect­ed down­sides when eat­en reg­u­lar­ly. Let’s see what hap­pens to your body when you eat aspara­gus every day.

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1. You may feel bloated.

Aspara­gus is rich in var­i­ous nutri­ents, there is no doubt about it. And it’s also very, very, very high in fiber. A half cup of cooked aspara­gus con­tains up to 2 grams of fiber, which is very impor­tant for our diges­tive sys­tem. Aspara­gus also con­tains an unusu­al and very unique sub­stance called inulin. It can also be found in arti­chokes, gar­lic, bananas, and chico­ry. This type of fiber also helps our intestines, but only if we are very care­ful not to over­do it.

How­ev­er, some peo­ple begin to expe­ri­ence bloat­ing, dis­com­fort, cramps, and gas if they eat aspara­gus every day. Accord­ing to this study High-fiber diets cause bloat­ing, gas, and dis­com­fort pre­cise­ly because they pro­mote and sup­port the growth and repro­duc­tion of bac­te­ria in the gut. Ben­e­fi­cial bac­te­ria. They break down fiber dur­ing the fer­men­ta­tion process, but they also release gas­es, hence bloat­ing and dis­com­fort.

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2. Urine takes on a strong odor

There is a log­i­cal sci­en­tif­ic expla­na­tion for this. Aspara­gus con­tains aspara­gus acid, a chem­i­cal com­pound found only in aspara­gus. It con­tains sul­fur, its unique com­pound. There­fore, if the urine has acquired an unpleas­ant, strong smell, think about whether you have recent­ly eat­en aspara­gus.

How­ev­er, doc­tors and sci­en­tists believe that only 40% of peo­ple can feel it. So per­haps you are not one of them, and you may not even notice this.

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3. You may feel intolerant

Under cer­tain con­di­tions, of course.

Peo­ple with irri­ta­ble bow­el syn­drome (IBS) have fruc­tan intol­er­ance in about 24% of cas­es. And fruc­tans are sub­stances that are found in foods such as rye, bar­ley, onions, Brus­sels sprouts, and, of course, aspara­gus.

Accord­ing to researchPeo­ple with IBS often expe­ri­ence severe intesti­nal dis­com­fort, bloat­ing, and gas after eat­ing aspara­gus. This is very sim­i­lar to the symp­toms of gluten intol­er­ance, so it is usu­al­ly dif­fi­cult to iden­ti­fy this con­di­tion as a reac­tion to aspara­gus.

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4. Blood thinners may not work

Aspara­gus should not be eat­en on a reg­u­lar basis by peo­ple who are tak­ing blood-thin­ning med­ica­tions, as they may stop help­ing. Accord­ing to research, aspara­gus is rich in vit­a­min K, which, just, affects blood clot­ting. It is this vit­a­min that some­times inter­feres with the action of blood-thin­ning drugs.

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