A group of researchers from the University of Seville has shown that wild asparagus lowers the negative levels of cholesterol -LDL- and raises its positive levels -HDL-. These are the results of the project carried out by the Hispalense Medicinal Plants research team, led by Professor María Dolores García Giménez, which evaluates the functional properties of said asparagus.
Asparagus improves quality of life
As explained by García Giménez, this food provides nutrients and molecules that have a “beneficial effect” on the body, helping to prevent diseases and improve quality of life. The teacher also added that wild asparagus provide “very few calories”, are “rich” in water and have a “high” fiber content . For the study, the scientists have used asparagus from the Granada town of Huétor-Tájar and have tested several of its compounds on Wistar rats weighing approximately 150 grams each. García Giménez has recommended the incorporation in the dietsof these asparagus, for its “lipid level regulation property” and “oxidative stress” in conditions of high blood cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia).
