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What are the advantages and disadvantages of eating oranges?

Orange is a very common fruit in our life. It contains a lot of sugar, a certain amount of citric acid and rich vitamin C, and has a very high nutritional value.

Orange is a typical subtropical fruit, which is rich in vitamin C. vitamin C can effectively help us to prevent gum bleeding and replenish the water we need. It has a very good effect on relieving the dry and itchy voice. Get familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of eating orange.

(1) Regular consumption can prevent cancer: a medium-sized orange can provide vitamin C for a day, improving the body's ability to resist bacterial attack. Orange can clear away the harmful free radicals and inhibit the growth of tumor cells. Among all fruits, citrus contains the highest antioxidant substances, including more than 60 flavonoids and 17 carotenes. Flavonoids have the functions of anti-inflammatory, strengthening blood vessels and inhibiting blood coagulation. Carotenoids have a strong antioxidant effect. These ingredients can inhibit the occurrence of many kinds of cancer.

(2) The content of vitamin C in orange is very high, which is always a favorite fruit for many people. But for women, eating oranges is another unexpected benefit, which is to reduce the incidence rate of gallstones.

It is because estrogen can make cholesterol accumulate more in bile, which leads to high cholesterol concentration and stone formation. And orange can play a significant role in reducing the incidence of gallstones. Because vitamin C in oranges can inhibit the conversion of cholesterol into bile acid in the liver, so that the concentration of cholesterol in the bile decreases, and the chance of both accumulating to form gallstones is correspondingly reduced. In addition, pectin contained in orange peel can also promote food to pass through the gastrointestinal tract, so that cholesterol can be discharged from the body faster with feces, so as to reduce the absorption of cholesterol. People who have gallstones, in addition to eating oranges, drink with orange peel and water, can also play a good therapeutic effect.

Eating some oranges can help us to achieve a good effect of replenishing the body's water, but eating too many oranges may increase our own digestion burden pressure, try not to eat too much oranges, eating less oranges can also help us to enjoy the delicious food while greatly improving our own health.