Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Sweet Potatoes: The Anti-Aging Food

Sweet potatoes exert powerful anti-aging effects and also check the formation of wrinkles successfully. The sweet potato is actually not a member of the potato family. There are about 400 varieties of the sweet potato, some are round and shaped like potatoes, while others are long and have tapering ends.

This root vegetable has been touted as the next anti-aging solution, that fights wrinkle formation and keeps the skin soft, supple and youthful.
Sweet Potato and Anti-Aging

The sweet potato contains unique root storage proteins. These proteins exercise significant anti-aging and anti-oxidant effects. They are potent free radical scavengers that avert damage to the DNA of the cells and hence, prevent a host of diseases and also decelerate aging.

http://food-facts.suite101.com/article.cfm/sweet-potatoes-the-anti-aging-food

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