Just past the Spring Festival, I believe that many people ate a lot of sugar oranges in addition to eating Chinese New Year's Eve rice!
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Sugar oranges are really "can't stop at all", obviously feel that they ate a few, but unconsciously suddenly found -
Ichikyo Sugar Tachibana
syllable! Gone.
Why does a small sugar orange have such a big "magic"?
I can't stop eating sugar oranges, I really don't blame you, because sugar oranges are so delicious!
The "temptation" of sugar oranges begins the moment the orange peel is peeled:
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After peeling the orange peel, the aromatic substances of aldehydes and terpenes will run out, and the fragrance of oranges will hit you, and you can't help but want to taste it quickly.
After peeling the orange peel, the pulp of the sugar orange continues to "make moves":
The sweet and juicy pulp contains a lot of sugar, accompanied by the aroma of oranges exploding between your lips and teeth, and the intake of sugar can stimulate the brain to secrete dopamine[1], allowing you to continue to produce pleasant feelings.
After eating a sugar orange and picking up another sugar orange, dopamine will continue to be secreted, and the brain will naturally produce "Eat it!" become happy" psychological expectations.
At this time, just peeling the orange, this expectation can be easily satisfied, and with another sugar orange belly, it gives the brain a "reward" beyond expectations, continuing to promote dopamine secretion [2].
Such sugar oranges, sweet and easy to peel, the price is close to the people, eat like melon seeds, indeed can not stop at all!
Now searching on the Internet, you can also find a lot of "tragedies" caused by eating sugar oranges.
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Although the temptation of sugar oranges is indeed difficult to resist, I would like to advise you not to eat more.
Because sugar oranges eat too much, there may be the following 3 consequences:
1. Consuming too much sugar can lead to dry mouth and tongue, swollen gums and pain
Granulated oranges are high in sugar, about 13% [3]. Many people think that sugar oranges are "hot" and "on fire", which is actually a reaction to excessive sugar intake.
With one sugar orange after another, a large amount of sugar enters the mouth, which provides fertile soil for the growth of oral bacteria, and if you do not rinse your mouth in time after eating, you may have symptoms of redness and swelling of the gums.
Eating too much sugar orange at a time (eating too much sugar), the high concentration of sugar makes the body fluids in the cells ooze, which will make people feel dry mouth and tongue, dry and itchy throat.
If the gums are red and swollen and the mouth is dry and dry, as long as you rinse your mouth diligently and drink more water, you can get effective relief.
2. Eat too many carotenoids and become a "minion"
Eating too much sugar oranges can also make the skin yellow, incarnating as a "minion".
Sugar oranges are rich in carotene[4] (1173 mcg/100 g), and if too much is consumed in the short term, the carotene that is too late to metabolize will be deposited in the cuticles of the skin, making the skin yellow, known as "hypercaroteneemia" [5].
Clinical observational trials have found that eating 500 to 1000 grams of seedless oranges every day, the skin will turn yellow after 5 to 10 days of continuous consumption, but fortunately it can subside after 2 to 6 weeks [6], so there will be no harm to the body.
3. Consume too many calories and get fat
Becoming a "minion" is still a good remedy, but becoming a "chubby minion" is not so easy to remedy.
Sugar oranges are not low in calories, with about 56 calories per 100 grams of sugar oranges, containing 13 grams of carbohydrates [3]. Eating seven or eight small sugar oranges is basically equal to the calories of two or two rice.
If you don't eat it in moderation (eat a big bag in one go), it is inevitable to gain weight.
According to the Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents, the recommended daily intake of fruit for adults is 200 to 350 grams[7], about 10 medium-sized sugar oranges. If you eat other fruits on this day, eat less.
Of course, considering that the sugar content of sugar oranges is not low, I recommend that you eat 3 to 5 sugar oranges a day and eat some other fruits.
In addition, there are 3 points to note:
1. Overweight, obese people and diabetics should eat less. To control the sugar orange or "taste it", it is not advisable to eat a basket in one go!
2. People with high uric acid should eat less. Studies have found that fruits with high fructose content will increase the risk of gout [8], so people who usually have high uric acid should try to control it as much as possible.
3. It is best to eat as a plus meal between meals, and try not to eat a lot of sugar oranges after eating a full meal.
See here, you who love granulated sugar oranges, do you want to give this article a "look"?
Special Author: Han Dongmei
Registered Dietitian
Reviewers:
Lee Garden
Nguyen Quang Feng
Director of science and technology department of Coxin Food and Health Information Exchange Center
Lin Chen
Dietitian, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University
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