What are the functions and functions of the superfood green tube?

The small green tubes of superfoods currently on the market that are compliant with regulations (mostly portable packages of concentrated compound fruit and vegetable powder, kale prebiotic powder), their core function is only to supplement dietary fiber and phytochemicals that are insufficient in daily dietary intake, and to assist in regulating the intestinal microenvironment. The functions such as "burning fat and losing weight, whitening and lightening spots, and radically curing constipation" reported on the Internet have no clear scientific basis.

In the past two years, I worked on projects for more than half a month. I ate fried chicken, hamburgers and other heavy-fat takeaways. My daily green vegetable intake was less than 1/5 of the recommended dietary allowance for residents. Going to the toilet was so strenuous that I had to use kerosene. Later, a colleague stuffed me with a small green tube of kale with fructo-oligosaccharide. I drank it with warm water after meals. After drinking it for three days, my bowel movements gradually returned to normal. I either had diarrhea or colic, or had a smooth and natural bowel movement. Later, I specifically checked the relevant information and found that most of these compliant small green tubes contain freeze-dried powders of high-fiber dark vegetables such as kale, broccoli, spinach, and barley sprouts, as well as added prebiotics such as inulin and galacto-oligosaccharide. The essence is to condense the vegetables you usually don’t eat enough into a small strip. Dietary fiber can promote intestinal peristalsis. Prebiotics serve as "rations" for the beneficial bacteria in the intestines. When the intestinal flora is stabilized, natural defecation will be smooth. If you often travel on business or in the field and can’t eat fresh vegetables, carry two in your bag and supplement with some phytochemicals such as flavonoids and chlorophyll, which is definitely better than not consuming any at all.

But don’t believe the magical effects marketed by the merchants. In order to lose weight, a girl next to me drank the Little Green Tube as a meal replacement for dinner for almost a month. She didn’t move any weight even when eating breakfast and lunch. Later, she simply switched to the Little Green Tube for lunch. She lost three kilograms in a week. As a result, she had black eyes even when she squatted down to pick something up and stood up. When she went to the hospital, she was told that she was anemic due to insufficient protein intake. To put it bluntly, the weight loss was purely due to hunger and had nothing to do with the half cent of the Little Green Tube itself. It itself is very low in calories, but contains almost no protein and fat, and completely replacing a meal will only lead to malnutrition. There are also claims that drinking it can whiten skin and lower blood lipids, which is even more ridiculous. The vitamin C content in the small green tube is not as good as half a fresh orange. To whiten your skin, you would have to drink seven or eight cans a day. As for lowering blood lipids, there is no clinical data to support it. At most, dietary fiber can reduce the absorption of fat, which is far from the effect of curing diseases.

Nowadays, many off-brand green tubes secretly add stimulant laxatives such as senna leaves and cassia seeds in order to give the illusion of "obvious effects". I used to buy a 9.9-for-30 item for cheap. After drinking it twice, I became dehydrated. Then I looked at the ingredient list. It took me a long time to see the small words "Senna Leaf Extract" in the corner. The words were so small that I had to use a magnifying glass to read them. Long-term consumption of this product with laxatives will damage the intestinal mucosa, cause colon blackening, and aggravate constipation. It is really not worth the candle.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it is just a fruit and vegetable supplement that is easy to carry. If you can eat a pound of fresh vegetables and half a pound of fruit every day, there is no need to spend such a waste of money. The active nutrients in fresh fruits and vegetables are incomparable to freeze-dried powder. If you really often have trouble eating, choose one with a clean ingredient list, only fruit and vegetable freeze-dried powder and prebiotics, and no other miscellaneous additions. Just supplement occasionally. Don't treat it as a panacea.