Most people in the North know this proverb: "peaches raise people, apricots hurt people, and dead people are buried under plum trees". This season is the season for apricots to go on the market in large quantities, but we must not be greedy. Eating too much apricot is very harmful to your health.
How can apricot eat much
1. Poisoning
Although apricot is known as' healthy fruit 'because of its rich nutrition, it is slightly toxic and contains amygdalin. Therefore, it should not be eaten too much to avoid food poisoning. And not fully mature apricot should not be eaten, at this time the content of toxic substances is too high, more likely to cause food poisoning.
2. Get angry
Apricot is hot, and it will increase the heat in the body after eating, so eating too much at one time will lead to too much heat in the body can not be discharged in time, resulting in dry tongue, throat, oral ulcer and other inflamed phenomenon.
3. Hurt the stomach
Apricot contains more plant acids, which can stimulate gastrointestinal tract after eating. Excessive consumption at one time can easily cause excessive secretion of gastric acid, gastrointestinal ulcer, gastrointestinal bleeding and other symptoms, which seriously affect digestive function. Diarrhea, abdominal pain and other symptoms are mild gastrointestinal injury.
4. Get fat
The sugar content of apricot is very high, up to 9-13%. Sugar and fructose will be consumed in time, which will not be converted into fat in the body. Therefore, in the period of weight loss, people must not eat apricots.
5. Raise blood sugar
Apricot has high sugar content, and most of them are short chain sugars such as glucose and fructose, which are easy to digest. Therefore, apricot has a high glycemic index, which will be converted into blood glucose soon after eating. Therefore, patients with cardiovascular diseases should try to eat less apricot, especially those with diabetes.
6. Abortion of pregnant women
Apricot is a kind of warm fruit, which can promote fetal heat after eating, and apricot also has a certain role in sliding the fetus, mainly due to the fact that hydrocyanic acid can pass through the placental barrier. Besides, it has certain toxicity. It may not have much effect on pregnant women if they eat too much. If they eat too much, it will cause abortion or stillbirth. Apricot has good heat and slippery fetus, so it is not suitable for pregnant women.
7. Injury of muscles and bones
There is a record in the book of food that says: "do not eat too much. It will cause carbuncle and furuncle and hurt muscles and bones. 'apricots taste very sour and have a destructive effect on calcium, especially on the normal development of children's bones.
8. Carbuncle caused by long sore
Eating too many apricots at one time can easily cause ulcers, especially ulcers in eyes and mouth, and even nosebleed.
9. Nosebleed
If you belong to yin deficiency type of body (afraid of heat, irritable), then you must not eat more apricots, because people with Yin deficiency constitution eat too much apricots will cause nose bleeding, affect health.
How many apricots are suitable to eat at a time? Generally, 10-12 apricots can be eaten at most every day. But it's better to eat 4-5. For patients with high blood pressure, eating more apricots can help reduce blood pressure, and it also has an effect on cancer patients' anti-cancer. At this time, it can be increased appropriately, but it is generally better to eat less than 20 apricots, so as to avoid food poisoning or renal function damage.