== Why is the oyster called as Sea Milk? ==

　　Sea Milk, the oyster is called as such a name. It tastes well with rich nourishing and nothing in it is worse than milk. Have you heard a story-the hero liked to take oyster? It was said that Napoleon Bonaparte ate the oyster on the fighting field, and the First Minister of Germany took 175 oysters one time.

　　People like to eat oyster just because the oyster is the sea milk for its nourishing. Maybe some people cannot understand some figures. Let's see what a proportion is the nutrient 100g of oyster contains in the quantity needed by human body in one day.

　　Protein in 100g of oyster is two third needed by adult one day.

　　Phosphorus in 100g of oyster can meet needed by adult one day.

　　Calcium in 100g of oyster is one-third needed by adult one day. When the calcium can be aborted by human body, it should be helped by phosphorus. The oyster contains phosphrus and the calcium is easily to be absorbed by human body.

　　Iron in 100g of oyster is 4 times needed by adult one day.

　　Iodine in 100g of oyster is 4 times needed by adult one day.

　　From figures above, the nutrition of oyster is very rich. Then analyze it as: The oyster contains much glycogen, and it can strengthen the function of liver. Especially in October and November, the oyster season, the oyster contains more glycogen.

　　The protein in the oyster contains some amino acids such as glutaminic acid, taurine, cysteine, etc. Such amino acids may resolve the poison, and eliminate the poisonous matter from body.

　　Taurine functions to reduce the density of cholesterol in blood, and it can prevent the arteriosclerosis. Oyster is useful to anemic patient because the oyster contains iron and Vitamin B12. The Vitamin B 12 in the oyster contains microelement cobalt which is a key material to prevent the malignant anemic. And the oyster has the function to promote the hematopoietic. The salted oyster can nourish liver, and it is useful for people suffering diabetes or hypertension, it is helpful to bath in the water in which shell of oyster has been soaked. So the oyster is beneficial to different diseases and it also can prevent some diseases.

　　Though we cannot eat oyster as Napoleon, we must take some in the oyster season for our health.