Big cherries are delicious and beautiful, making people who taste them unable to stop, and their unique nutritional elements make them an ideal health fruit. But is it suitable for everyone to eat?
Although big cherries are good, not everyone is suitable to eat them. So who should pay attention?
Chronic kidney disease patients: Big cherries are high in potassium, with 258mg per 100g, which is not a small number for kidney patients. If a kidney patient loses the function of regulating water and electrolytes, the patient will experience oliguria and edema. During oliguria, potassium retention can occur due to reduced potassium excretion. If a patient eats too many big cherries, they will develop hyperkalemia. When blood potassium > 6.5 mmol/L, it can cause the patient's heart to stop beating in seconds to minutes. Therefore, hyperkalemia can be said to be a "silent killer" for chronic kidney disease.
Patients with heat-related illnesses: Big cherries are warm in nature. They are contraindicated for patients with heat-related illnesses and those with cough due to deficiency-heat. The kernel of the big cherry contains amygdalin, which produces hydrocyanic acid after hydrolysis, so caution should be taken to avoid poisoning when used medicinally. Those with ulcer symptoms, those with "internal heat," should eat with caution, and diabetic patients should avoid them.