Popeye is right, Spinach Super Good for Muscles

Spinach is good for muscle

Do you know why Popeye eating spinach to strengthen his muscles? A recent study conducted revealed that the sailor cartoon character was not mistaken. Spinach was indeed able to make your biceps stand out.

A test conducted on rats showed that nitrate, a compound found in high levels in the spinach, increase the production of two key proteins to strengthen muscles.

Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden said it is currently not possible to buy nitrate supplements. Nitrate compounds that can actually get with a cheap way: through a small bunch of spinach, do not need as much as that eaten by Popeye

If you do not like spinach, you should find another source. The same amount of nitrate can be obtained from two to three sweet potatoes. In addition, nitrates can also be found on lettuce and mustard greens.

"Our research is very interesting because nitrate shown to affect muscle strength in mice," says researcher Andres Hernandez to the Daily Mail.

This research could be good news for fitness enthusiasts. They are even willing to pay dearly for the capsules of protein to build muscle. Though the content of vegetables such as spinach have as good and safer. The research team hopes that these findings could also be used as a new treatment for those who have weak muscles.

Previous research revealed that spinach can cause a sense of satiety, while other studies say that spinach can accelerate the healing process of patients who have heart attacks.

By ARBA'IYAH SATRIANI