ROASTED CHESTNUTS

I love to eat roasted chestnuts and would never pass up the opportunity to buy myself a packet whenever I frequent the Pasar Malam in Ipoh.  They are absolutely yummy.  Besides they are low in fat and calories and high in vitamins, minerals and fibre. 

Health Benefits:

•Chestnut is a good body builder food and recommended in cases of emaciation (wasting away of body tissues).

•Chestnut aids in the care of the teeth and treatment of pyorrhea.

•The leaves are used as remedy in fever.

•Chestnut is use in convulsive cough such as whooping cough and in other condition of the respiratory organ.

•Chestnut can help repair microscopic holes and leaks in blood vessels and capillaries; it can also help make the vein wall elastic therefore preventing swelling and damage.
 
Source: http://hubpages.com/hub/Health-Benefits-of-Chestnut