Health Benefits:
-Beneficial for nervous system: Being high in lecithin, it helps in strengthening nervous system.
-Prevention of pellagra: Pellagra is a type if skin disease caused due to niacin deficiency, in which skin becomes scaly and rough and starts falling off. Proso millet helps prevention of pellagra.
-Rich source of calcium: Proso millet has high amount of calcium in absorbable form which is essential for bone growth and maintenance.
-Phosphorus: It is rich source of phosphorous which is essential for cell building and genetic replication in the body.
-Reduced risk of Diabetes: Being high in magnesium, it has been proved that regular consumption of millet can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, as it keeps a check on glucose and regulates insulin.
-Help prevents gallstones: The high content of insoluble fiber in the millet helps prevent gallstones and reduces the probbaility of excessive secretion of bile.
-Anti-ageing properties: It contains antioxidants which delay the ageing process. Anti-oxidants are substances which remove free radicals from your body.
-It has health benefits for postmenopausal women suffering from heart ailments like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or any cardiovascular disease.