A row of healthy benefits for bitter food consumption

Many people may not like bitter foods such as bitter melon or papaya leaves. The bitter taste of bitter melon or other green vegetables makes your appetite decrease because you have already imagined how bitter it will feel in your mouth when it is consumed.

However, who would have thought bitter food turned out to have some benefits that are good for health. Launching Best Health on Thursday (1/24/2019), here are 5 bitter food benefits for health that you need to know.

Balancing appetite

Eating bitter foods such as bitter melon or other green vegetables that have a bitter taste can train and balance our appetite to like foods that are healthier than foods that contain sugar and we normally consume. "Every time you eat whole foods including bitter vegetables, it adds to your appetite for nutritious foods," explained Theresa Albert, a nutritionist in Toronto.

Helps absorb nutrients

A professional dietitian from Halifax, NS, Nicole Dube, says bitter foods and herbs help stimulate digestion and support food digestion.