BENEFITS OF EATING SHRIMP FOR HEALTH

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Shrimp is one of the famous seafood dishes, not only in Indonesia but also in the world. Shrimp is also often used as a side dish, or eaten with other dishes. In Indonesia, shrimp is usually used as a processed product for crackers and shrimp paste. In your country, what is it usually made into?

It's no secret, that shrimp has a delicious taste with a myriad of benefits. For those of you who like to eat shrimp, do you already know what are the nutrients contained in shrimp and the benefits that will be obtained? If not, then don't worry, we'll cover it here.

Nutritional Content of Shrimp

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Quoting from Sehatq.com, shrimp contains the minerals selenium, iron, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. 

In 84 grams of shrimp contains nutrients such as the following:

    • Carbohydrates: 1 gram

    • Protein: 15 grams 

    • Fat: 1 gram 

    • Cholesterol: 166 grams

    • Vitamin B12: fulfills 59% daily requirement

    • Vitamin B3: meet 11% daily requirement

    • Selenium: 33.7 micrograms

    • Phosphorus: 116 milligrams

    • Iron: 2.6 milligrams

    • Choline: 68.8 milligrams

Shrimp protein content consists of all types of essential amino acids that are important for the body. Not only that, this food also contains the antioxidant molecules astaxanthin and iodine which are good for the brain.

Benefits of eating shrimp for health

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Launching from several sources, such as alodokter.com, hellosehat.com, halodoc.com, and healthyq.com. Shrimp has a lot of nutritional content, so it has benefits for your body's health, namely:

1. Helps the formation of cells and body tissues

Shrimp has low fat protein. A 3-ounce serving of shrimp contains 101 calories, 19 grams of protein and only 1.4 grams of total fat. The protein contained in shrimp has benefits that function to form cells and body tissues. Not only that, protein is also needed to produce enzymes, hormones, and other chemicals needed by the body. Since the body cannot produce protein on its own, you need to meet these needs through food.

2. Helps the production of thyroid hormone

Thyroid hormone is very necessary in the body's metabolic processes. To produce this hormone, iodine is needed which is the most important raw material in supporting the performance of the thyroid gland in producing hormones. Iodine itself can only be obtained through food. In the content of shrimp, there is iodine that you can consume to get sufficient iodine intake. Because if there is a lack of iodine, it can be at risk for goiter, infertility, autoimmune disease, and can even cause cancer.

3. Maintain bone health

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Bone health must be maintained by meeting adequate mineral needs. The content needed also varies depending on a person's age and health condition. This mineral requirement can only be obtained through food. One of the seafood that contains minerals is shrimp. Shrimp contains minerals, such as phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and zinc. These substances are very important because they function to maintain bone health and prevent osteoporosis.

Phosphorus itself serves to maintain bone health and optimize the body's metabolism. Calcium functions to maintain bone density, accelerate the process of blood clotting when injured, activate enzymes in the body, and prevent preeclampsia.

 4. Maintain heart health

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Shrimp is one of the seafood that contains high omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Both of these nutrients are very important for maintaining heart health.

Omega-3 fatty acids contained in shrimp serve to increase good cholesterol levels thereby reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke, not only that omega-3 can also prevent plaque in arteries, blood pressure, and control triglyceride levels. Omega-6 itself is not only healthy for the heart, it is also beneficial for healthy bones and maintaining body metabolism.

A study says that people who regularly eat shrimp do not have a high risk of heart disease compared to those who do not eat shrimp.

5. Help lose weight

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For those of you who want to diet, then eating shrimp can be an option for you. Because shrimp contains high protein and vitamin D.

Protein takes longer to digest so during processing it will burn a lot of fat. While vitamin D has one function as a hunger hormone controller. A study says that people who consume enough vitamin D have significant weight loss.

In addition, shrimp also contain zinc which can increase the hormone leptin in your body, thereby reducing your appetite.

6. Prevent premature aging

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It turns out that shrimp can also prevent premature aging caused by sunlight and UVA. Because shrimp containsastaxanthine, a carotenoid that functions as an antioxidant so that it can reduce signs of premature aging, such as wrinkles, dark spots, and sunburn. 

If you regularly eat shrimp according to portions, then the nutritional content in shrimp can help beautify your skin from the inside.

 7. Prevent hair loss

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Shrimp also has the benefit of preventing hair loss. Shrimp contains a mineral in the form of zinc which plays a role in maintaining healthy hair. Zinc functions to maintain and create new cells, such as hair cells and skin cells, so that it can prevent hair loss and promote hair growth.

8. Improve brain function

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Did you know that eating shrimp can improve brain function as well. This is because shrimp contain iron which is needed in the process of producing hemoglobin, where this iron plays a role in binding oxygen. If hemoglobin functions optimally, oxygen can be distributed throughout the body, including to the brain. So that the fulfillment of oxygen in the brain can improve concentration, memory, and understanding abilities.

The content of Astaxanthin found in shrimp is also known to have benefits for improving memory, brain cell resilience, and reducing the risk of brain inflammation.

9. Relieves menstrual pain

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In addition to the various benefits that you have read above, for you women, it turns out that eating shrimp can also relieve pain due to menstruation. 

The content of omega-3 fatty acids in this shrimp, can help reduce menstrual cramps, and also reduce premenstrual symptoms, such as mood swings, tender breasts, and other symptoms.

Those are the various benefits that you will get after consuming shrimp according to the portion and not excessive. Thank you for taking the time to read our blog.

Reference:

https://www.alodokter.com/risiko-makan-udang-bagi-pengidap-alergi-boga-bahari

https://hellosehat.com/nutrition/nutrition-facts/danger-benefits-eating-shrimp/

https://www.sehatq.com/articles/benefits-shrimp-for-health-although-high-cholesterol

https://www.halodoc.com/articles/inilah-nutrition-and-benefits-that-contained-in-shrimp

https://katadata.co.id/safrezi/berita/6156828433603/kandungan-danger-dan-benefit-udang-for-kesehatan

https://www.idntimes.com/health/fitness/eliza/benefits-shrimp-for-health-exp-c1c2