There's a right way to eat fruit—seven fruits to avoid overeating
As soon as autumn arrives, autumn fruits flood the market in a continuous stream. With a wide variety, they are rich in nutrients, delicious, and beneficial for both health and diet, making everyone eager to be the first to taste them. However, eating autumn fruit is not a case of "the more, the better." Overindulgence or excessive consumption can lead to illness, so one should not take it lightly when "indulging one's appetite."
1. Apple: Excessive consumption is not good for heart and kidney health
Apple juice can stop diarrhea, eating it on an empty stomach can treat constipation, and eating it after a meal can aid digestion. However, apples are rich in sugars and potassium salts, and excessive consumption is not beneficial for heart and kidney health. Those with coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, nephritis, or diabetes should strictly avoid eating too many.
2. Pear: Diabetics should eat less
Pears have effects such as relieving coughs, reducing phlegm, and clearing dryness, and are effective for treating coughs, asthma, wind-heat, and pharyngitis. Because they are "cold" in nature, those with a weak spleen and stomach, who spit clear saliva, or have loose stools should be cautious. Also, due to their high sugar content, overeating can raise blood sugar, so diabetics should eat them in moderation.
3. Citrus: Overeating can easily lead to "carotenemia"
They contain a large amount of carotene, which is converted into vitamin A after entering the bloodstream and accumulates in the body, causing the skin to turn yellow, leading to "carotenemia," commonly known as "orange jaundice." This is followed by symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and general fatigue. After developing "carotenemia," one should consume more vegetable oil and drink plenty of water to accelerate its dissolution, conversion, and excretion.
4. Persimmon: Not suitable for consumption on an empty stomach
It is rich in vitamins A and C and tannic acid, with a rich nutrient content, and has effects such as lowering blood pressure, stopping bleeding, clearing heat, lubricating the intestines, moistening the lungs, and promoting fluid production. However, it contains a large amount of persimmon tannin and pectin. When it encounters gastric acid, it coagulates into a fibrous mass, known as a "bezoar," leading to epigastric pain and indigestion. Furthermore, because pectin has an astringent effect, it should be avoided by those with constipation. It should not be eaten on an empty stomach, nor should it be eaten with crabs or sweet potatoes, as this more easily leads to the formation of a bezoar.
5. Pomegranate: Overeating damages teeth
It contains a large amount of fructose and various vitamins and minerals. It is sweet and warm in nature, belonging to the damp-heat category of fruits. Pomegranate is effective for treating dysentery, rectal prolapse, and pharyngitis. However, those with a weak body, yin deficiency, and internal heat should consume it with caution. Those with early-stage diarrhea or damp-heat should not eat fresh fruit. Even for healthy people, it should not be eaten in excess, as it damages teeth and can cause loss of appetite.
6. Water Chestnut, Water Bamboo: "Cold" in nature, not suitable for excessive consumption
Many people eat raw water chestnuts by peeling them with their teeth and eat raw water chestnuts without peeling, without sterilizing them, which can easily lead to an infection with Fasciolopsis buski. Fasciolopsis buski is a thick parasite that looks very much like a slice of ginger under a microscope. After entering the human body, it parasitizes in the small intestine, leading to malnutrition, weight loss, and anemia, and is more harmful to children. Furthermore, both are "cold" and "slippery" in nature, and even healthy people should not eat too much. Those with a weak spleen and stomach, loose stools, or insufficient kidney yang should not consume them.
7. Chestnut: Contraindicated for those with constipation
It contains starch, protein, crude fiber, and various vitamins. It is sweet and warm in nature, with a sweet, glutinous, and pleasant texture, earning it the reputation of "king of a thousand fruits" and "woody grain." Chestnuts have the effects of replenishing qi, tonifying the kidneys, strengthening the spleen and liver, and regulating the digestive system. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is called the "kidney fruit" and is especially suitable for those with kidney diseases. However, chestnuts are hard and difficult to digest when raw, and when cooked, they can easily cause stagnation and indigestion, so one should not eat too many at once. It has an effect of stopping diarrhea, so it is contraindicated for those with constipation, as it can worsen the symptoms.