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What are the side effects of eating too many nuts? The disadvantages of excessive consumption of nut

Nuts are a kind of food that people like very much in life. They are also good for human health and can supplement the human body with many required substances. Nuts are divided into two categories, a tree nut and a plant seed. Although Jianguo is good, it is not well controlled. Eating too much will also bring side effects. So what are the disadvantages of eating too many nuts? Let's take a look at this article.

Nuts are good food for protecting the heart and brain. Nuts and nuts can also reduce the probability of coronary heart disease. People who often eat nuts are not prone to myocardial infarction. In addition, the phenol contained in it can reduce cholesterol; Boron makes people more responsive. If you eat nuts often, you can get the effect of strengthening teeth, tonifying and nourishing your body. According to statistics, the rate of Chinese preference for nuts is 20% higher than the world average, which shows that nuts are deeply loved by the people.

Although nuts have many benefits to human body, it is necessary to control the amount when eating them, otherwise they will bring the following side effects:

1. Blood glucose fluctuation

Although nuts contain a lot of vitamins, proteins, trace elements and other nutrients, they also contain a lot of fat.

As the saying goes, 'one or two peanuts, one or two oil, one or two melon seeds, two or two oil'; In addition, some nuts also contain carbohydrates such as starch and sugar.

If you eat too much, it is easy to cause the rise of blood sugar.

2. Increase gastrointestinal burden

Eating too much nuts not only affects blood sugar, but also easily increases blood lipid and gastrointestinal burden. Like chestnuts, peanuts and melon seeds, they are difficult to be digested by the human body, and they are easy to swell when they eat too much.

Suggestion: it's best to eat a handful of nuts before lunch, which can not only supplement energy, but also increase the sense of satiety; Children and the elderly can crush nuts before eating, which is not only convenient to chew, but also easy to digest.

3. Aggravate diarrhea

The rich dietary fiber and oil in nuts can moisten the intestines and defecate. Therefore, people with diarrhea symptoms and acute gastrointestinal infection symptoms should not eat nuts temporarily, otherwise it is easy to aggravate diarrhea symptoms.

4. Get angry

Nuts are mostly made by baking, stir frying and other methods, and a large amount of salt and other spices will be added, which is easy to cause dry mouth and throat, resulting in sores and carbuncle gangrene.

5. Hypertension

In the process of frying nuts, many businesses often add a lot of salt, monosodium glutamate and other spices, which will become high sodium food. Excessive intake will lead to potassium and sodium imbalance in the human body, increase blood pressure and induce a series of complications.

According to the dietary guidelines for Chinese residents (2016), residents should eat 25-35g (about a handful) of soybean nuts every day.