Superb health benefits of consuming toor dal or thuvaram paruppu
Posted on: 18/Dec/2018 3:38:59 PM
If you have been to Gujarat, you would have noticed the households making dishes using toor dal only mostly. Also called as tuvar dal, arhar dal, tovar dal etc, this toor dal is skinless split dal with yellow colour. Many recipes like dal. dal dhokli, puranpoli etc has got this toor dal. Toor dal has got fibres, proteins, folic acid, potassium, phosphorus etc in it and is superb for the health.
These are the health benefits of intake of toor dal by us.
Good for building the muscles:
It is known that toor dal is loaded with proteins and hence intake of toor dal is highly beneficial. When taken in combination with any cereal, toor dal provides complete proteins for building the muscles in us.
Helps in weight loss:
High in dietary fibres, toor dal is also low in saturated fat and is free from cholesterol. When it is consumed by us we would feel full and there would not be hunger and we would not take food in between. Finally weight loss is possible.
Good for pregnant mothers:
This is also one superb benefit of toor dal. Toor dal is rich in folic acid and is fantastic for women who are pregnant. Development of foetus plus elimination of birth defects of neural tube is possible by the intake of toor dal.
Good for diabetes:
Toor dal is suitable for diabetes because the glycemic index is 29 which are low. The presence of complex carbohydrates in toor dal does amazingly by getting released in the blood stream slowly. Therefore the blood sugar levels are maintained well.
No more constipation issues:
The superb piece of information is by consuming toor dal we would not get issues like constipation etc in us. The fibres present in toor dal plays a huge role in this.
Bone health is improved:
The presence of phosphorus in toor dal helps in formation of bones and teeth. The health of our bones is improved by the intake of toor dal.
Heart health is improved:
The presence of phosphorus and magnesium in toor dal helps in normal heart beat. Heart rhythm in us is maintained by potassium.
