Elderly people, children, and pregnant women should consume ice cream with caution
With the arrival of summer, ice cream is selling well. Journalists have found that most ice creams on the market contain various additives. Experts remind people that while enjoying the coolness of ice cream, they should also pay attention to food safety and health preservation.
According to journalists' understanding, there are many types of ice cream on the market with large price differences, but they basically contain various additives. The cheaper the ice cream, the more additives it contains. A 1-yuan ice bar contains dozens of food additives such as sweeteners and carrageenan. A 1.5-yuan ice cream cone contains 11 food additives such as colorings and thickeners. A 22-yuan, 265-gram pack of ice cream is considered a more expensive variety, containing 5 food additives such as thickeners, acid regulators, and colorings.
Experts state that food additives within national standards are not significantly harmful to human health, but excessive intake can easily lead to certain diseases. At the same time, people should eat ice cream in a timely and moderate manner, paying attention to dietary health.
Eating ice cream in hot weather can be irritating to the gastrointestinal tract, easily causing diseases such as diarrhea. Children, the elderly, and people with gastrointestinal problems should eat less or none. In addition, pregnant women sometimes feel hot and irritable, so they need to be especially careful when eating ice cream: the secretion of digestive enzymes and digestive fluids in pregnant women is different from that of ordinary people. Strong stimulation from ice cream is not good for fetal development and may even trigger a threatened miscarriage.
Health and wellness advice for "ice cream lovers": "Some people are prone to internal heat in the summer, and ice cream can effectively clear it, maintaining a balance of internal and external body temperature and improving immunity. But for most people, eating ice cream should not be excessive. You can eat more fruits and other alternatives to relieve summer heat."