If you look at the whole world, there are basically only the habit of the Chinese people, and eating melon seeds is definitely one of them. I don’t know when it started, and eating melon seeds has become a “must-have snack food” for Chinese people after dinner, or watching dramas for entertainment. ”, and even many people “like melon seeds like their lives”, they would take out a handful and taste it if they have nothing to do.
Aunt Wang is also one of many melon seeds lovers. No, since retiring, Aunt Wang has been watching dramas on the sofa when she is free, watching the “crackling” nibbling on melon seeds, which is very pleasant. After a long time, Aunt Wang’s daughter couldn’t stand it anymore, so she persuaded Aunt Wang and told her that it was not good to eat too many melon seeds. But Aunt Wang is also a stubborn person, defenses: “When I eat melon seeds, I only eat a little bit, but my mouth has to move frequently. Maybe I can lose weight by eating melon seeds. What?” Is it really as Aunt Wang said, eating melon seeds has the effect of losing weight?
Frequently eating melon seeds, is it possible to eat melon seeds? Losing weight, or “gaining weight”?
The answer may disappoint Aunt Wang’s melon seed lovers:
Frequently eating melon seeds not only can’t lose weight, It will also gain weight!
Why do you say this? Let’s take a closer look at the composition of melon seeds. There are many kinds of nutrients in melon seeds, including eight amino acids necessary for the human body, and Carbohydrates, vitamins, proteins, fats, etc..
Don’t look at this small melon seed, in fact, the fat content is very objective. According to the data in the food composition table, The fat content in melon seeds accounts for about 14%, Equivalent to every 100g of melon seeds, contains about 49g of fat, a proper high-calorie food. And most of the friends who eat melon seeds have a common habit, that is, “can’t stop”, the more and more melon seeds are eaten, the fat intake will gradually increase, which will naturally make us gain weight. When nibbling on melon seeds, the few squirming of the lips really can’t produce any effect of exercise, and losing weight is naturally nonsense.
It can be seen that although melon seeds are rich in nutrients, eating melon seeds is still an act of ingesting fat, do not eat too much, just eat some properly every day. Then, how many sunflower seeds are eaten every day is a healthy “amount”.
If you want to eat melon seeds healthy, how much is appropriate to eat every day?
Although There is no official academic research regulation on how many melon seeds to eat a day. However, melon seeds are a type of nuts, and there are still certain standards for the intake of nuts.
For example, as mentioned in the Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents, adults are recommended to consume about 70g of nuts per week. That is, everyone eats about 10g of melon seeds every day, which is relatively suitable and healthy, equivalent to a handful of melon seeds in the palm of your hand. Of course, it is not limited to melon seeds, such as peanuts, walnuts, almonds and other nuts. It is also a good choice for consuming unsaturated fatty acids and maintaining a balanced diet.
But then again, although melon seeds are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, trace elements and other nutrients, proper consumption is good for health. However, for some special groups, eating melon seeds is not a healthy thing. On the original basis, it is still necessary to appropriately reduce the amount of consumption.
Reminder: For these three types of people, it is better to eat less melon seeds
① Hyperlipidemia patients
As mentioned above, melon seeds are rich in fat, and long-term consumption may lead to elevated blood lipids. For patients with hyperlipidemia, it is difficult to control their own blood lipids. If you eat more melon seeds, it will naturally affect the stability of the disease, so it is not recommended.
Not only that, patients with arteriosclerosis, hypertension, coronary heart disease derived from hyperlipidemia, or gallbladder symptoms, liver disease and other fat metabolism are affected Affected patients are also not recommended to eat melon seeds regularly. Eat some occasionally, and try to eat it under the supervision of a doctor.
②People who have a strong constitution and are prone to anger
Some friends may be born with strong anger and strong yang. As a result, acne or mouth ulcers often appear. For such people, it is also not recommended to eat more melon seeds. Because melon seeds belong to “roasted seeds and seeds”, eating too much is easy to get angry, which will lead to aggravation of yang imbalance in the body.
Long-term inflamed state will also affect the spleen transportation and transformation and the function of the gastrointestinal digestive system, increasing the risk of gastric ulcers, enteritis and other diseases. It is better to eat less on weekdays.
③People with kidney disease
Like the liver, the kidney is one of the important metabolic organs of the human body. There is an ingredient in melon seeds called safrole, which needs our body to metabolize when eating melon seeds.
Therefore, for patients with chronic nephritis or glomerular inflammation and other nephropathy, eating more melon seeds means the metabolic burden on the kidneys will increase >, is definitely not conducive to health and recovery. Therefore, people with kidney disease also need to eat less melon seeds, drink more water, and exercise more, in order to help the kidneys recover and stabilize the disease.
To sum up, the nutritional value of melon seeds is certain, but if it is said that melon seeds can “lose weight”, it is a bit outrageous. Eating too many melon seeds will increase the risk of obesity. , limited consumption, not only that,Some specific groups of people also need to be cautious about the consumption of melon seeds and maintain a healthy diet plan in order to better care for their health.
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