Who can’t eat watermelon in summer?

　　Eight taboos on eating watermelon:

　　1. Watermelon for diabetics contains about 5% sugar, and mainly Grape Sugar, sucrose and some fructose, which means that eating watermelon will cause blood sugar to increase. Normal people can maintain blood sugar and urine sugar at normal levels because they secrete insulin in a timely manner. People with diabetes are different. If you eat too much watermelon in a short period of time, not only will your blood sugar rise, but in severe cases, metabolic disorders may lead to acidosis, which can even be life-threatening. The amount of carbohydrates (sugar) that diabetics eat every day needs to be strictly controlled. Therefore, if you eat watermelon many times a day, you should reduce the amount of meals and flour products (carbohydrates) accordingly to avoid aggravating the condition.

　　2. Patients with renal insufficiency Patients with renal insufficiency have a greatly reduced ability to excrete water from the body, so edema of the lower limbs or the whole body often occurs. If these patients eat too much watermelon, they will consume too much water and be unable to expel the excess water in time, resulting in excess water storage in the body and increased blood volume. This will not only aggravate edema, but also easily induce acute heart failure. Therefore, patients with renal insufficiency are advised to eat less or no watermelon.

　　three, cold Early medical science believed that whether it was a cold with wind-cold or a cold with wind-heat, it was all superficial symptoms at the initial stage, and divergent treatment methods should be adopted to remove the pathogenic factors from the surface. He also believed that attacking the disease before it was resolved would aggravate the condition. Watermelon has the effect of clearing away heat, so eating watermelon at this time will make the cold worse or prolong the course.

　　Four, Oral ulcers In traditional Chinese medicine, the patient's oral ulcers are believed to be caused by internal heat due to yin deficiency and excessive interference from deficiency fire. Because watermelon has a diuretic effect. If people with oral ulcers eat more watermelon, too much water will be expelled for the recovery of oral ulcers, which will aggravate yin deficiency and internal heat, making the course of the disease prolonged and difficult to heal.

　　5. Maternal physique is relatively weak. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that eating too much watermelon will cause excessive coldness and damage the spleen and stomach.

　　6. It is not advisable to eat it before or after meals because the large amount of water in watermelon will dilute the digestive juices in the stomach. Eating it before or after meals will affect the digestion and absorption of food. Moreover, eating a large amount of watermelon before meals will occupy the volume of the stomach, greatly reducing the intake of various nutrients during the meal, especially for children, pregnant women and wet nurses. healthy The impact is greater. For people who want to lose weight through dieting, eating some watermelon before meals is a good way to reduce food intake.

　　7. It is not advisable to eat too much watermelon because watermelon is a "raw and cold food". Anyone who eats too much will damage the spleen and stomach, leading to loss of appetite, indigestion, decreased gastrointestinal resistance, abdominal distension, and diarrhea。

　　8. Eat less iced watermelon. Although eating iced watermelon on a hot day is very effective in relieving heat, it is very irritating to the stomach and can easily cause damage to the spleen and stomach, so you should pay attention to the temperature and quantity of the delicious food. It is best to put watermelon in the bottom layer of the refrigerator compartment. The temperature here is about 8-10°C. This temperature also tastes best. The amount you eat at a time should not exceed 500 grams, and you should eat it slowly. People with dental caries (cavities), tooth sensitivity who feel soreness and pain when exposed to cold, and people with poor gastrointestinal function should not eat iced watermelon.