Water retention is an unpleasant condition, which can cause a feeling of heavy legs. To relieve these symptoms, a vegetable is particularly recommended because of its diuretic properties.
Do you suffer from heavy legs and edema? There is a vegetable that can help relieve your water retention. And this vegetable is the artichoke!
A vegetable with diuretic properties
The artichoke is rich in potassium, a nutrient with diuretic properties. Thus, by helping to eliminate water from your body, the artichoke will have an action on your water retention. “The artichoke actually has draining properties, it is also an interesting food that we do not consume enough” confirms Alexandra Murcier, dietitian-nutritionist.
“However, it is rich in antioxidants which will help slow down the cellular aging, to fight against cardiovascular pathologies and limit the risk of cancer. And it is also a good source of vitamin B9, useful for fertility, as well as vitamin K.”.
A detox food, moderately caloric
Indeed, the artichoke is not widely consumed in general, but it is full of benefits. It is notably a natural detox food. Indeed, the cynarin contained in artichoke leaves have a depurative action, by stimulating the production of bile by the gallbladder. Be careful, its consumption is therefore contraindicated in cases of cholelithiasis. The artichoke is also a vegetable recommended as part of a diet or dietary rebalancing, because it only contains 47 kcal/100 g, in addition to being mainly composed of water.
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A vegetable rich in fiber
Another advantage of the artichoke: it has fiber, in large quantities. “It is an extremely interesting food nutritionally: it is very rich in fiber, which will allow you to obtain good satiety and will improve transit. adds our expert. “In addition, it is also a food rich in prebiotics which will nourish our intestinal microbiota” further specifies Alexandra Murcier.
Be careful, however, because consumed in too large quantities, the artichoke can cause intestinal problems. But if you want to consume it more regularly, its peak season is in May, so now is the time to take advantage of it!
Slide: The eight benefits of the artichoke
