Who can't eat highland barley rice? Taboos of eating highland barley rice

Highland barley is the most common food crop in Tibet, and highland barley rice made from it is the most common staple food for Tibetan compatriots. In the eyes of Tibetan compatriots, it is just like the rice we usually eat. Highland barley rice can replenish energy for the human body and allow the body to absorb a variety of beneficial nutrients, but highland barley rice is not suitable for everyone, and there are many taboos when eating it.

Who can't eat highland barley rice?

1. People with gastrointestinal dysfunction

Highland barley rice is a kind of cereal. It is a kind of food that is difficult to digest. If people eat it frequently, it will increase the burden on the stomach and intestines. Therefore, people with gastrointestinal dysfunction or chronic gastrointestinal diseases are not suitable for eating highland barley rice, otherwise it will increase the burden on the stomach and intestines and aggravate the symptoms of gastrointestinal diseases.

2. People with anemia

Highland barley rice can allow the human body to absorb some beneficial ingredients, but it is also rich in oxalic acid and plant acid. These substances will inhibit the body's absorption of trace elements such as iron. Iron is important for maintaining the body's hematopoietic function. If the human body cannot absorb enough iron, it will cause anemia. Therefore, those who already suffer from anemia should not eat highland barley rice, otherwise it will aggravate the symptoms of anemia.

3. People who are calcium deficient

Highland barley rice is a food with a relatively low calcium content and it contains a large amount of oxalic acid. After entering the human body, the oxalic acid it contains combines with the calcium in other foods to form calcium oxalate which cannot be absorbed by the human body. This will affect the body's absorption of calcium and over time will cause calcium deficiency in the human body. If the calcium oxalate it produces cannot be metabolized out of the body in time, it will also form stones in the human body.

Taboos of eating highland barley rice

Eating highland barley can fill your stomach and allow the body to absorb some beneficial nutrients, but highland barley also contains a lot of cellulose, which is a difficult food to digest. People with chronic gastritis, gastric ulcers, and incomplete digestion are prohibited from eating this food, otherwise it will make the condition worse and seriously endanger the health of the human digestive system. Highland barley cannot be eaten with blood-enriching foods and high-calcium foods, as it will affect the body's absorption of nutrients in those foods, and their blood-enriching and calcium-enriching effects will be significantly reduced.