Notes on eating watermelon

In the hot summer, it’s a good choice to eat watermelon which is cool and delicious. What should we pay attention to when eating watermelon?

Not to eat frozen watermelon in summer

Watermelon taste sweet, cold, can clear away heat and detoxification, in addition to the tired thirst, Tongli urination. It has therapeutic effects on heat stroke, thirst relieving, hot disease, fluid injury, sore throat, sore mouth, dysuria, hypertension, jaundice, alcoholism, etc. But avoid frozen watermelon in summer. This is because eating watermelon frozen for a long time has an impact on human health. After the cut watermelon is frozen, a film is formed on the surface of the pulp, and the cold air is absorbed by the pulp. When eating, the salivary glands, taste nerves and periodontal nerves in the mouth will be paralyzed by the cold stimulation. It is not only difficult to taste the sweetness of the watermelon, but also can hurt the spleen and stomach. Some people have poor digestive function, eating frozen watermelon will cause abdominal distention, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms.

Don’t eat watermelon in summer

In summer, most people like to eat watermelon, but they can’t eat watermelon that has been cut for too long. This is because the high temperature in summer is suitable for bacterial reproduction. If you eat watermelon that has been cut for too long and has been contaminated by bacteria, it will lead to gastrointestinal infectious diseases. Watermelon should be cut and eaten at any time. Do not store for too long to avoid spoilage.

Don’t overeat watermelon in summer

As we all know, eating watermelon can make the human body get rich nutrition, can timely supplement the water and heat lost due to perspiration, at the same time, it can also get the effect of heat clearing and heat relieving. However, some people think that eating watermelon is beneficial and harmless. The more you eat, the better. In fact, eating watermelon is not the better. Because, too much sugar into the stomach, but will cause dyspepsia, excessive cold stimulation, will weaken the normal peristalsis of the stomach, the function of the stomach is affected, making people have no appetite. Watermelon tastes sweet and cold, especially people with deficiency of body and cold stomach, should not eat too much at one time, otherwise, it is easy to cause abdominal distension, abdominal pain and diarrhea.

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