{"id":144326,"date":"2025-09-17T23:52:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T23:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/144326\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T23:52:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T23:52:12","slug":"health-benefits-of-eating-taro-brobbey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/144326\/","title":{"rendered":"Health benefits of eating Taro (Brobbey)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/entertainment\/Health-benefits-of-eating-Taro-Brobbey-2001093?gallery=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/50757723.295.jpg\" alt=\"The fiber in taro helps one feel fuller for longer period\" title=\"The fiber in taro helps one feel fuller for longer period\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/> <\/a>The fiber in taro helps one feel fuller for longer period<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">Taro offers numerous health benefits, serving as a good source of energy, dietary fiber, and essential vitamins and minerals such as potassium, magnesium, and vitamin C.<\/p>\n<p> Its detailed health benefits are; <\/p>\n<p> Digestive and gut health<\/p>\n<p>Taro is rich in dietary fiber, which is crucial for promoting regular bowel movements and maintaining a healthy gut microbiome.<\/p>\n<p>Weight management <\/p>\n<p>The fiber in taro helps one feel fuller for longer, which can reduce overall calorie intake and support weight management.<\/p>\n<p> Slows digestion<\/p>\n<p>Taro contains complex carbohydrates that are digested slowly, providing sustained energy and helping to control appetite.<\/p>\n<p> Heart health<\/p>\n<p>It also regulates blood pressure<\/p>\n<p>It contains significant amounts of potassium, a mineral essential for maintaining healthy blood pressure levels by counteracting the effects of sodium.<\/p>\n<p> Lowers cholesterol <\/p>\n<p>The dietary fiber in taro can help lower cholesterol levels, further supporting cardiovascular health.<\/p>\n<p>Research sources: Dr. Axe, Hawaii Ulu Cooperative, and Coconet TV.<\/p>\n<p>PAT\/EB<\/p>\n<p>Also catch the latest episode of Talkertainment with Ghana\u2019s most-sought-after MC\/Hypeman, Kojo Manuel, below:<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The fiber in taro helps one feel fuller for longer period Taro offers numerous health benefits, serving as&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":144327,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[102,6636,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-144326","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-nutrition","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}