Introduction: In the golden autumn season, it's the time for oranges to hit the market. We often see many people carrying bags of all sizes filled with oranges. Oranges, with their sweet and sour taste and rich vitamin C content, are greatly loved by people. However, despite their benefits, there are many precautions to take when enjoying them! Let's learn about the taboos of eating oranges!
Don't Eat Too Many Oranges
It is measured that eating three oranges a day can meet the daily vitamin C requirement for each person.
If consumed in excess, the excessive intake of vitamin C can increase oxalic acid in the body, which can easily lead to urinary and kidney stones. Additionally, eating too many is harmful to the oral cavity and teeth.
Eating too many oranges can also be harmful to children's oral cavity, teeth, and gastric mucosa.
If children consume too many oranges, the calories produced cannot be converted into fat for storage in the body, nor can they be burned off in time. This accumulation can lead to "internal heat," manifesting as oral inflammation, periodontitis, pharyngitis, and constipation.
Be Cautious If You Have Poor Digestive Function
For those with poor digestive function, eating too many oranges can easily lead to the problem of bezoars in the stomach. Excessive consumption of citrus fruits can cause "orange disease," with symptoms such as yellowing of the skin.
Oranges and Milk Should Not Be Eaten Together
The protein in milk can easily react with the citric acid and vitamin C in oranges, causing them to coagulate into clumps. This not only affects digestion and absorption but can also cause symptoms such as bloating, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. You should wait for 1 hour after drinking milk before eating oranges.
Additionally, individuals with weak, cold gastrointestinal, kidney, or lung function should not eat too many to avoid inducing symptoms like abdominal pain and weakness in the lower back and knees.
Not Suitable to Be Eaten With Radishes
After radishes enter the human body, they quickly produce a substance called sulfate, which is rapidly metabolized into an anti-thyroid substance—thiocyanate.
If oranges are eaten at this time, the flavonoids in the oranges are broken down in the intestines and converted into salicylic acid and ferulic acid. These can enhance the inhibitory effect of thiocyanate on the thyroid, thereby inducing or causing goiter.
Avoid Eating Oranges When Taking Medication
Oranges are rich in citric acid and vitamin C. They should be avoided when taking vitamin K, sulfonamides, spironolactone, triamterene, and potassium supplements.
Avoid Using Fresh Orange Peel to Make Tea
Most oranges are soaked in preservatives before being put on the market. Preservatives are a type of chemical agent. While the preservative soaking does not affect the pulp, the residues on the orange peel are difficult to wash off with water. Using such orange peel to make tea can be harmful to your health.