Some foods are suitable to be eaten on an empty stomach, but some are not. The following 8 types of foods are not suitable for children to eat on an empty stomach, as eating them on an empty stomach can have adverse effects on health. Parents, please take note.
1. Garlic
Garlic contains allicin. Eating it on an empty stomach can cause strong irritation to the gastric mucosa and intestinal walls, easily leading to gastrointestinal cramps and colic.
2. Persimmons and Tomatoes
These two foods contain a lot of pectin and tannic acid. These substances react with stomach acid to form a gel-like substance, which can easily lead to stomach stones.
3. Hawthorn and Oranges
These two foods contain large amounts of organic acids, fruit acids, and hawthorn acid. Eating them on an empty stomach can cause a sharp increase in stomach acid, adversely irritating the gastric mucosa, leading to a feeling of fullness in the stomach and acid reflux.
4. Tea
Drinking tea on an empty stomach will dilute gastric juice and reduce digestive function. It can also cause "tea intoxication," which is characterized by dizziness, fatigue, and unsteady standing.
5. Milk and Soy Milk
These two foods contain large amounts of protein. When consumed on an empty stomach, the protein is "forced" to be converted into energy for consumption, and thus cannot provide its nutritional and tonic effects.
6. Yogurt
Drinking yogurt on an empty stomach will weaken its health benefits. However, drinking it two hours after a meal or before bedtime provides nourishing and health-boosting effects, aids digestion, and helps with gas and bowel movements.
7. Bananas
Bananas contain a relatively high amount of magnesium. Eating them on an empty stomach can have an inhibitory effect on the cardiovascular system, which is not good for your health.
8. Sugar
Sugar is a food that is very easily digested and absorbed. Eating a large amount of it on an empty stomach causes the body to be unable to secrete enough insulin to maintain normal blood sugar levels in a short period, causing a sharp rise in blood sugar, which can easily lead to eye diseases.