If you want to lose weight like Rani Mukkherjee then include Jowar in your diet, it is high in fiber content hence good for weight loss, especially for gluten sensitive people. However, need to be careful for long term use.
Benefits of Jowar
Jowar is a good option for achieving weight loss. It is rich in potassium, phosphorus and calcium. It also has small amounts of iron and sodium. Thus, Jowar makes for a healthy diet. It is helpful in weight reduction because of low calories, easily digestible proteins and negligible amount of fat.
Need to be careful
Low sodium content in Jowar reduces the water retention from the body. Therefore, Jowar does not lead to a healthy weight loss because of its lack of insoluble fibre & essentials proteins. It should not be taken on a long term basis, better to rotate with other brans/foods.
Nutrition content of Jowar
· Vitamin Content of Jowar - Jowar has good amount of thiamin and niacin with small amounts of riboflavin
· Calorie Content of Jowar: 100g of jowar have 339 calories. Calories from fat are 28.
Other health benefits of Jowar
Jowar makes a healthy diet since it is gluten-free diet. It is very good in treatment of celiac disease and wheat allergies. It keeps bones and teeth healthy giving energy to the body. It also maintains the health of heart, controls diabetes, arthritis and weight of the body.
