Watermelon is cold, sweet taste, is a common fruit in summer, sufficient water, watermelon is rich in glucose, protein amino acids, vitamin C and other nutrients, with thirst, diuresis, enhance immunity, antidote and other effects.
1. Quench your thirst. 94% of the watermelon melon part is water, and the water content is very sufficient. In the summer, the weather is hot, and the body loses water quickly. Watermelon can effectively replenish the water required by the human body and has the effect of quenching thirst.
2. Diuresis. Watermelon water content is higher, after eating watermelon, the body intake of more water, usually can dilute body fluids, reduce plasma crystal osmolality, increase blood volume, stimulate the central nervous system, reduce antidiuretic hormone secretion, reduce the renal tubules and collection ducts on the reabsorption rate of water, increase urine volume, so in general, watermelon diuretic effect is good, but also help the body to discharge salt, effectively alleviate the symptoms of lower limb puffiness.
3. Enhance immunity. The amount of lycopene in watermelon exceeds that of raw tomatoes, and lycopene is a super antioxidant that protects the body's cells from free radical damage and enhances the function of the immune system.
4. Antidote. Eating watermelon can replenish water and sugar for the body, accelerate the metabolism of alcohol in the body, reduce the alcohol content in the body, and thus achieve the purpose of alcohol. Therefore, when drunk, you can eat some watermelon to relieve the wine.
Who is not suitable for eating more watermelon?
Although watermelon is rich in nutrients and is one of the favorite fruits of people in summer, not all people can eat more watermelon, and these people should not eat too much watermelon.
1. Diabetics. The sugar content of watermelon is relatively high, eating too much will lead to increased blood sugar, the body can not metabolize too much sugar, serious patients in a short period of time to eat too much watermelon may also lead to acidosis.
2. People with renal insufficiency. Due to the high water content in watermelon, renal insufficiency has a low ability to treat water in the body, and cannot excrete too much water, resulting in excessive water storage in the body, increased blood volume, resulting in edema, and in severe cases, heart failure can be induced.
3. People with mouth ulcers. Chinese medicine believes that patients with mouth ulcers are mostly caused by yin deficiency internal heat and false fire inflammation. Watermelon is a cold food, eating too much will aggravate the yin deficiency and internal heat, so that the ulcer is not easy to heal, you can wait for the mouth ulcer to be good before eating watermelon.
4. Pregnant women, infants and young children. Pregnant women have relatively insufficient insulin in the body, the stabilizing effect on blood sugar decreases, and too much intake of watermelon will cause the concentration of sugar in the blood to be too high, which is not good for health. In addition, the spleen and stomach of infants and young children have not yet developed completely, the spleen and stomach are very weak, and it is not easy to digest after eating too much.
5. People with weak spleen and stomach. Watermelon is a cold food, excessive consumption is easy to damage the spleen and stomach, affect digestive function, causing abdominal pain, diarrhea and other adverse reactions.
Tips: Watermelon is good, but it needs to be eaten in moderation!
Although watermelon can clear heat and relieve heat, diuresis, is a common fruit in summer, but it is not recommended many times, this is due to the cold of watermelon, eating some in moderation has the effect of quenching thirst and diuresis, but eating too much, will stimulate the stomach and intestines, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms, which is not good for the body. If abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms occur, it can generally be treated with antidiarrheal drugs under the guidance of a doctor. #夏日健康科普季来袭 #