Melon is a common vegetable in daily life. Although it is called melon, it has nothing to do with winter. The wax gourd is a seasonal summer dish, named after its white powder on the surface resembling the frost in winter. In winter, because of the cold weather, people need to eat more calories to withstand the cold, and therefore like to eat warm foods, while winter melon is cold, so rarely seen on the table in winter. In fact, there are many benefits to eating winter melon in the winter.
The benefits of eating winter melon in winter
Reduce fire
In cold weather in winter, people eat a lot of warm food in order to keep cool. External heat inside the body causes heat build-up in the body, causing pharyngitis, tonsillitis and other symptoms of internal fire. Melon has the role of heat and detoxification, "Materia Medica again new" record melon "clean heart fire, Xie spleen fire, dampness to the wind, swelling and thirst, Jieshu heat", then if you eat a little amount of melon to help resolve internal heat To avoid getting caught up.
lose weight
Because of the cold winter weather, the human body needs more calories to withstand the cold, so people eat more high-fat and high-heat foods than in other seasons, and winter exercise reduces, which makes the intake of fat can not be consumed and accumulated in the body, resulting in fat Many people find themselves becoming more full after the winter. The wax gourd has been considered to be a good product for weight loss since ancient times. “Shen Nong's Materia Medica†records that the melon “has a good color that is pleasing to the eye, Qi is not hunger, and Jiufu is light and stamina.†Because wax gourd has high water content and no fat, the calories are not high, and it has a good weight-reducing effect.
hypotensive
Winter is a high incidence of high blood pressure, statistics show that the highest mortality of stroke patients in winter occurs, while the melon has a role in lowering blood pressure. Because wax gourd is rich in vitamin C and potassium ions, low sodium content, it is an ideal vegetable for patients with hypertension and kidney disease.
Hypoglycemic
Dietary fiber content in wax gourd is abundant, and studies have found that the human body's glycemic index is closely related to the dietary fiber content of the food ingested, because dietary fiber has a significant effect on improving blood glucose levels.
Prevent constipation
The water melon has high water content and is rich in vitamins and dietary fiber, which can stimulate the peristalsis of the intestinal wall and accelerate the excretion of harmful substances in the body. It has a good alleviation and improvement effect on constipation.
Swelling and swelling
Melon is low in sodium, high in potassium, and has obvious diuretic effect. It is a natural diuretic.
Cholesterol lowering
The wax gourd contains an ingredient called propanol diacid, which inhibits the conversion of sugars to fat, effectively removes excess body fat, and indirectly reduces cholesterol deposition. In addition, the rich dietary fiber in melon can also lower cholesterol and prevent atherosclerosis.
Food melon taboo
Although the melon is good, but not everyone is suitable, if you do not pay attention to not only help the body, but also damage to health, then, what should you pay attention to eating wax gourd?
1, unfit for consumption during menstruation
Winter cold melon, women should avoid cold food during menstruation, so as not to affect the amount of menstruation or cause dysmenorrhea.
2, spleen and stomach people should not eat more melon
Melon as a cold food, people with deficiency of spleen often eat melon or cause diarrhea, abdominal distension and other symptoms, aggravate the condition.
3, not a lot of food
Melon cold, should not always eat, so as not to hurt the body cold spleen and stomach, not more than 3 times a week is appropriate.
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