Yacon is a South American tuber (from the Asteraceae family) that looks a bit like a potato, but tastes more like an apple. Yacon’s health benefits and pleasant taste have been appreciated by native Peruvian cultures for thousands of years. Yacon Syrup is an excellent way to add sweetness to your diet without the negative effects of cane sugar or high fructose corn syrup. While unnatural sweeteners make you gain wait, Yacon Syrup makes you shed pounds fast!
Diet and exercise works in a "no pain, no gain" type of way, but if you want to lose more substantial and noticeable amounts of weight in a much shorter time frame, you must consider The Official Yacon Syrup.
What is The Yacon Diet
Over the course of the last few years, the definition of diet has extended to platforms that focus mainly on the use of supplements. In this case, the Yacon Diet is a program that is designed to help people lose weight (and reap other fringe health benefits as well) using 100% pure Yacon syrup at a designated daily dosage.
Scientists and health conscious eaters are excited about the properties of yacon because it has very few calories and low sugar levels making it suitable for diabetics, dieters, people with candida overgrowth and those who want to avoid sugar. Yacon roots contain mostly water and a special type of healthy sugar called Fructooligosacharides (FOS). This special type of sugar is not digested by the body and therefore yacondoes not elevate blood glucose levels making it safe for diabetics and weight watchers.
Yacon’s Health Benefits
- Leads to healthy Weight Loss
- Promote calcium absorption
- Reduce cholesterol levels
- Strengthen the immune system
- Reduces cancerous lesions in the colon
- High in Fiber
- Increases Bone Density
- Increases Energy Levels
Yacon roots and leaves are high in polyphenols. Polyphenols are a type of anti-oxidant that has been shown useful in the prevention of cancer and heart disease. Yacon leaf, which is also high in polyphenols, has traditionally been used in South America as an aid for diabetes. Studies have shown yacon leaf to reduce blood glucose levels in diabetic and non-diabetic rats. Yacon syrup has important glyconutrients and antioxidants that are also beneficial for human health.