Fruits are considered one of the healthiest foods by many people, and some even eat several times more fruit than staple foods. But did you know that there are rules to eating fruit? Otherwise, not only will you fail to achieve health benefits, but you may also bring on various diseases.
I. Avoid eating fruit immediately after a meal: Eating fruit right after a meal will not aid digestion; on the contrary, it can cause bloating and constipation. Therefore, it's best to eat fruit 2 hours after a meal or 1 hour before a meal.
II. Avoid eating fruit without rinsing your mouth: Some fruits contain various fermentable sugars that are highly corrosive to teeth. If you don't rinse your mouth after eating, fruit residue in the mouth can easily lead to cavities.
III. Avoid eating excessive amounts of fruit: Overeating fruit can cause a copper deficiency in the body, leading to an increase in blood cholesterol and causing coronary heart disease. Therefore, it's not advisable to eat too much fruit in a short period.
IV. Avoid eating unhygienic fruit: Eating fruit that has started to rot, or fruit that hasn't been thoroughly washed and disinfected and lacks protection from dust and flies (such as strawberries, mulberries, and sliced watermelon), can easily cause digestive tract infections like dysentery, typhoid, and acute gastroenteritis.
V. Avoid using alcohol to disinfect fruit: Although alcohol can kill surface bacteria on fruit, it will change the fruit's color, aroma, and taste. The reaction between alcohol and the acids in the fruit will also reduce its nutritional value.
VI. Avoid eating raw fruit without peeling it: Some people believe that the peel contains more vitamins than the flesh and therefore eat the fruit with the peel on. What they don't realize is that when fruits suffer from pests and diseases, they are often sprayed with pesticides. These pesticides can penetrate and remain in the waxy layer of the peel, meaning the pesticide residue in the peel is much higher than in the flesh.
VII. Avoid using a kitchen knife to peel fruit: Kitchen knives often come into contact with meat, fish, and vegetables, which can carry parasites or parasite eggs onto the fruit, leading to parasitic infections in people. Furthermore, the rust on the knife and the tannic acid in apples can react chemically, degrading the apple's color, aroma, and taste.