One: Avoid high-sugar foods
"As the human body cannot secrete enough insulin in a short period to maintain normal blood sugar levels, consuming excessive amounts of sugar foods like white sugar, brown sugar, pastries, and sweet potatoes on an empty stomach can easily cause a sharp rise in blood sugar," said a Chongqing nutrition expert. Furthermore, consuming excessive sugar foods on an empty stomach can disrupt the body's acid-base balance, leading to stomach discomfort, heartburn, and acid reflux.
Two: Avoid foods high in protein
Consuming excessive amounts of protein-rich foods like milk, soy milk, eggs, and meat on an empty stomach forces the protein to be "converted" into energy for consumption, rendering it ineffective for nutritional supplementation. Moreover, an excessive accumulation of protein over a short period can produce a large amount of harmful substances like urea and ammonia during protein breakdown, which is detrimental to health.
Three: Avoid strongly stimulating foods
Eating strongly stimulating foods like overly spicy, sour, salty, or frozen foods on an empty stomach can damage the gastric mucosa or intestinal walls, causing gastrointestinal spasms and cramps, and triggering gastrointestinal diseases.