8 taboos on eating watermelon in summer

　　1. Diabetic patients

　　Watermelon contains about 5% sugar, 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. People with renal insufficiency

　　Patients with renal insufficiency have a greatly reduced ability to excrete water from the body, so they often experience edema in the lower limbs or the whole body. 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 stage

　　Chinese medicine believes that whether it is a cold or a cold with wind-heat, it is all superficial in the early stages, and should be treated with a divergent treatment method that allows the pathogenic factors to resolve 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 patient

　　Oral ulcers are considered in traditional Chinese medicine to be caused by internal heat due to yin deficiency and excessive fire disturbance. 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. Maternity

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

　　6. Not suitable to eat 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 stomach volume, 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. Don’t 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 ice watermelon

　　Although eating ice 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.