What are the benefits and disadvantages of eating too much watermelon?

On a hot summer day, eating watermelon can be a big deal. This year, although watermelon is available in all seasons, it is only in this season that people eat the most hearty. People love to eat watermelon not only to appreciate its taste, but also because it can cool and quench thirst, relieve heat and trouble, and make people feel comfortable.

First of all, 94% of the watermelon pulp is water, as well as sugar, vitamins, a variety of amino acids and a small amount of inorganic salts, which can effectively replenish the water and nutrients required by the human body in high temperatures. Secondly, the ingested water and inorganic salts can be metabolized into urine, which can also take away excess calories to achieve the effect of clearing the heat and invigorating qi. Li Shizhen described the benefits of eating watermelon in great detail in the "Compendium of Materia Medica", he said that watermelon is sweet and cold and non-toxic, not only "quenching annoyance and thirst, quenching heat and heat", but also "widening the middle and lowering the qi, benefiting small water, curing blood dysentery, detoxifying alcohol, and curing mouth sores." The medical book also calls watermelon "natural white tiger soup", white tiger soup is a powerful prescription for high fever, polydipsia and other symptoms of real fever in traditional Chinese medicine, and it is said that eating watermelon can achieve the effect of this prescription, which shows the importance of doctors to it.

In today's view, the symptoms of fever, thirst, less urine, sweating, and irritability in summer heat stroke or other acute fever can be assisted by eating watermelon**. In addition, the medicinal part of watermelon also has the skin of melon called "watermelon cuiyi" by traditional Chinese medicine. In fact, the role of melon peel in clearing heat and diuretic is far better than that of melon pulp, but not many people know this thing.

As long as the melon skin is slightly repaired, it can become a rare summer dish. The easiest way is to peel off the coarse hard green skin and residual melon pulp on the outside, cut it into strips, and mix it with sesame oil, refined salt, sugar and vinegar; It can also be stir-fried with green onions, ginger slices and other things, poured thin and thickened from the pot, all fragrant and pleasant, and make people have a great appetite after tasting. It should also be said in detail that although watermelon is good, it is always a cold product, and people with weak body and stomach are prone to abdominal pain and diarrhea if they eat too much; It should not also be eaten with greasy things; If watermelon is eaten with warm food or drink, the cold and heat will not be reconciled, and it is easy to make people vomit.

After the watermelon is cut, it should be eaten as soon as possible, otherwise its sweet and juicy melon pulp is the most likely to become an ideal "culture medium" for bacteria; When eating watermelon stored in the refrigerator, be sure to leave it at room temperature for a while before eating it after taking it out to avoid damaging the body.

Watermelon is a summer fruit, its water content is relatively high, and the taste is sweet, with the effect of relieving the heat, so it is very popular in the minds of many people. Excessive intake will cause some harm to the human body, so what is the harm of eating too much watermelon? What's so good about eating watermelon?

Disadvantages of watermelon.

1. High blood sugar: Eating too much watermelon will cause high blood sugar, which will increase the burden on pancreatic islet cells. People with high blood sugar should not eat watermelon because it contains a lot of sugar and glycemic index.

Watermelon is a cold fruit, and excessive consumption will damage the spleen and stomach, resulting in spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, resulting in symptoms such as abdominal cold pain, indigestion, diarrhea, and unformed stool.

2. Contraction and spasm of the stomach and intestines: Watermelon is a raw and cold food, and putting it in the refrigerator will make it cooler. If you eat too much, it will cause contraction and spasm of the stomach and intestines, cause decreased appetite, indigestion, decreased gastrointestinal resistance, abdominal distention, diarrhea and other symptoms.

3. Affect the body of the fetus: Eating more watermelon will affect the body of the fetus, and eating watermelon during menstruation will lead to dysmenorrhea and decreased immunity. So, you can eat watermelon in moderation, but not in excess.

Benefits of watermelon.

In the hot summer, watermelon can be eaten appropriately, which can help the body to discharge toxins and have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. Watermelon is rich in a variety of nutrients. Watermelon can be consumed to relieve symptoms such as sore throat, mouth sores, and sores on the mouth and tongue.

In addition, watermelon can also lower cholesterol in the body and prevent cardiovascular diseases.