The unusual mammal called the aardvark was named by South Africans in the early 19th century. In the local language, Afrikaans, aardvark means earth pig.. This name aptly describes a large, heavily built animal with thin hair and short, stumpy legs. The scientific name of the aardvark is Orycteropus afer.
Although beets have the highest sugar content of all vegetables, most people can safely eat beet roots a few times a week (and their greens in unlimited quantities), enjoying not only their sweet, earthy flavor but also their powerhouse nutrients that may improve your health in the following ways.
They are good source of dietary fiber, folate and manganese. Beets do have a fair amount of sugar in them. However, they have a low glycemic load because the carbohydrates do not make up a large portion of the beet. This is an advantage of complex carbohydrates versus simple carbohydrates.Complex carbohydrates often have a lot of water and fiber that make up most of the bulk.he real problem with carbs, is that we consume too many simple carbs like sugary foods and starchy foods that dump a lot of sugars into our system, all at once. Complex carbohydrates as opposed to simple carbohydrates donât have a high glycemic load and often have added nutrients that simple carbs lack.