Currently hot and sweet roasted sweet potatoes, some even leaking "sugar oil". The crispy sweet potato skin is especially popular, and many people eat it with the skin on.
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Don't eat roasted sweet potatoes with the skin on in winter
Currently hot and sweet roasted sweet potatoes, some even leaking "sugar oil". The crispy sweet potato skin is especially popular, and many people eat it with the skin on.
Experts say it's best not to eat roasted sweet potatoes with the skin on because the skin contains more alkaloids, and eating too much can cause gastrointestinal discomfort. In particular, sweet potato skins with black spots should not be eaten as they can cause poisoning.
3 conditions to meet when eating sweet potatoes in winter
The first condition is to try not to eat on an empty stomach. Eating sweet potatoes on an empty stomach increases the chance of acid reflux and heartburn because sweet potatoes themselves contain relatively high carbohydrates and are somewhat sweet, increasing the likelihood of reflux.
Second, it's best not to eat more than three liang (150g) of sweet potatoes in a day. And if you experience acid reflux, you can split the three liang into smaller portions.
Third, don't eat sweet potatoes with very sweet things. Sweet potatoes are sweet themselves, and if you eat them with other sweets, the possibility of reflux doubles. Therefore, try not to eat sweet potatoes with very sweet foods at the same time.
Which groups of people should not eat sweet potatoes
Patients with diarrhea and diabetics should not eat sweet potatoes. If a person with diarrhea eats sweet potatoes on an empty stomach, their stomach will feel uncomfortable, and the diarrhea may worsen. People with stomach problems should not eat too much to avoid bloating.
What to do if you feel nauseous after eating sweet potatoes
Sweet potatoes contain a substance called "diastase," which can produce a large amount of stomach acid in the human gastrointestinal tract, causing heartburn, nausea, and vomiting of sour water after consumption. Therefore, it is important to master the correct way of eating sweet potatoes, such as eating them with rice or flour and controlling the portion size; eating them with some pickles or a salty soup; steaming or boiling them thoroughly to destroy most of the diastase with steam; or soaking raw sweet potatoes in a solution of a small amount of alkali, alum, or salt water before cooking them.
How to choose good sweet potatoes
Sweet potatoes with a blackish-brown skin or black spots are contaminated with black spot bacteria. The toxicity of this bacteria can make the sweet potato hard and bitter, and it is highly toxic to the human body. Moreover, this toxin is not easily destroyed by boiling or roasting, so it must absolutely not be eaten, otherwise the consequences could be disastrous.
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