What are the benefits of eating more watermelon?

Eating some watermelon in the hot summer is such a comfortable thing. It can be said that watermelon has high value, many effects and strong functions. So today I will tell you a few things about watermelon:

Eating more watermelon can promote diuresis, aid digestion and reduce edema.

1. Watermelon can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, and relieve restlessness and thirst: Watermelon contains a lot of water. When you have an acute fever, are thirsty, sweaty, and irritable, eating a piece of sweet, sandy, and watery watermelon will immediately improve your symptoms;

2. The sugar and salt contained in watermelon can promote diuresis and eliminate kidney inflammation. The protease can convert insoluble protein into soluble protein, thus increasing the nutrition of patients with nephritis.

3. Watermelon also contains substances that can lower blood pressure;

4. Eating watermelon will significantly increase urine volume, which can reduce the content of bile pigments and make bowel movements smooth, which has a certain effect on the treatment of jaundice;

5. Fresh watermelon juice and tender rind increase skin elasticity, reduce wrinkles and add radiance.

Watermelon weight loss is suitable for the general population

1. Suitable for patients with hypertension, acute and chronic nephritis, cholecystitis, and those with persistent high fever;

2. Diabetic patients should eat less, and it is recommended to eat it between meals; people with weak spleen and stomach, excessive dampness and loose stools should not eat it.

Summer is a good time for women to "live on fruits". Fruits are rich in vitamins, water and minerals, which are very beneficial to human health. However, excessive consumption of fruits will have adverse effects on the endocrine system, digestive system, immune system, etc. From a nutritional point of view, it is difficult to meet the basic nutritional needs of the human body such as carbohydrates, minerals, and proteins by eating fruits alone. In addition, most fruits are high in sugar, and long-term large-scale intake is not easy to achieve the ideal weight loss effect.

Sweating a lot in summer and not wanting to drink more water may lead to urinary system diseases such as kidney stones. Experts warn that the temperature in Guangdong is high in summer, especially for people working outdoors, who sweat a lot. If you do not pay attention to replenishing the water in your body, you may develop kidney stones. In the hot summer, if you are exposed to sunlight above 30℃, the human body will consume 1000 ml of water just by sweating. The urine volume per person is about 2000 ml per day. In order to prevent high urine concentration, you should drink 1000 ml of water in addition to your normal diet.

Many people do not eat watermelons immediately after buying them, but put them in the refrigerator to cool them down. Eating icy watermelons for a long time can damage the spleen and stomach. Watermelons are cold in nature and sweet in taste. After the watermelons are cut and refrigerated for a long time, a layer of film forms on the surface of the melon pulp, and the cold air is absorbed by the melon pulp, and the moisture in the melon pulp often forms ice crystals. Doctors believe that when people bite "icy" watermelons, the salivary glands in the mouth, the taste nerves of the tongue, and the periodontal nerves are almost paralyzed due to the cold stimulation, making it difficult to "taste" the sweetness and attractive "sand" taste of watermelons. It can also irritate the throat and cause adverse reactions such as pharyngitis or toothache. In addition, eating more refrigerated watermelons can damage the spleen and stomach, affect the secretion of gastric juice, reduce appetite, and cause indigestion. Especially for the elderly with reduced digestive function, eating watermelons can easily cause intestinal diseases such as anorexia, abdominal distension and pain, and diarrhea.

Eat leftovers before heating them up

Rice and cooked meat products should be thoroughly heated before eating if they have been left for more than 4 hours; choose small packages of milk bags and drink them all at once. To prevent food poisoning, kitchen utensils should be disinfected; raw and cooked food should be separated; animal food should be cooked thoroughly before eating; leftovers should be fully heated before eating; generally, fermented beans and noodles should not be made by yourself. For fermented beans and noodles sold, they should be steam sterilized for 30 minutes or fried and cooked thoroughly before eating; pickled foods and homemade bottled foods should be boiled for 6-10 minutes before eating; aquatic products should be preserved by soaking in saturated salt water, rinsed repeatedly with cold boiled water before eating, and seasoned with vinegar to sterilize, and should not be eaten overnight.

Poor appetite, breakfast is optional

Some people think that in summer, the weather is hot and the body's energy consumption is slow, so it doesn't matter if you don't eat breakfast. In fact, the body's metabolism speeds up in summer, and a lot of nutrients are also needed to supplement. When the human body is active, blood sugar is gradually consumed. If there is no source of supplementation, people will feel tired and distracted; if blood sugar drops to a certain level, they will feel weak in the limbs and hungry; if it continues to drop, they will feel dizzy, flustered, and finally collapse, coma, convulsions, etc., which is medically called "hypoglycemic shock". In summer, the human body needs more sugar and breaks it down faster, so it is even more important to eat breakfast.