How to eat longan to be good for health?
Longan fruit contains many nutrients that are good for health, but experts advise against eating too much longan at once or eating a lot of longan when hungry.
Pregnant women should limit eating longan.
Women during pregnancy have yin fire deficiency, internal heat symptoms and often have symptoms such as constipation, red urine, dry and yellow tongue coating, bitter mouth, and sore throat.
To clear heat, cool blood and protect the fetus, if you eat longan at this time, not only will it not have a nourishing effect, but it will also increase internal heat, cause blood to move and cause fetal movement, abdominal pain and bleeding, and even damage the fetus, leading to miscarriage. Especially pregnant women in the early stages up to 7 or 8 months should abstain from eating longan.
With fresh longan, pregnant women should also consider a moderate amount or after eating longan, they should drink fruit juice to cool the body.
Patients with high blood pressure, fatty liver
Like mango or jackfruit, longan is also a fruit that people with high blood pressure should not eat because these fruits are high in heat. If eaten, it will put pressure on the heart, leading to high blood pressure, which is not good for health.
People with acne should avoid fresh longan.
Longan contains many minerals, vitamins A, C, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and iron. Therefore, eating longan will provide many nutrients, good for health. However, this fruit is said to be the cause of acne, rashes if eaten too much.
But if you use longan to soak in wine, it will help you beautify your skin. This mixture has anti-aging properties, so it helps improve skin health, especially for the skin in the eye area, it helps reduce wrinkles and brighten the skin.
Obese people should eat less longan.
There is a folk saying: A few longans are worth a bowl of rice. This shows that longans are rich in nutrients and fiber. If obese people eat a lot of longans, the sugar in the fruit will accumulate in the body, causing more severe obesity. In addition, because longans are warm, obese people who eat longans will have more heat in the body and more acne.
Diabetics are forbidden to eat longan.
According to doctors, fruits are usually divided into two types, one type that increases blood sugar a lot, one type that increases blood sugar less. If the patient is controlling blood sugar well, the patient can eat fruits that increase blood sugar such as longan, lychee, grapes, jackfruit, watermelon. Patients can eat these fruits but must be within limits.
People who cannot control their blood sugar (including high fasting blood sugar and high postprandial blood sugar) should not, or should limit, these foods that increase blood sugar. Because postprandial hyperglycemia is one of the causes of complications of diabetes.
People with poor blood sugar control should not eat longan. The high sugar content in longan accumulates in the body, which is also not good for the patient.
How to eat longan for good health
Doctors recommend that people should only eat 200-300g of longan per day. This level will help ensure adequate supply of necessary nutrients. Experts note that you should not eat too much longan at once or eat a lot of longan when hungry because it can cause longan "intoxication".
“Although we only eat the pulp and peel the longan, the peel is often contaminated with preservatives, insects, mold, bacteria, and dust, so it needs to be washed and soaked in diluted salt water for 10 minutes before eating. While eating, people should only use their hands to peel the skin, and be careful not to let their fingers touch the pulp,” the doctor warned.
People who want to keep in shape should note that longan is also a fruit with a high sugar content. Fasting and eating a lot of longan can still cause weight gain. If you want to avoid getting fat or lose weight, you should eat fruits with low sugar content such as cucumbers, jicama, etc. The weight loss effect will be increased if you eat fruit in the morning, before meals or divide your meals with fruit.
When feeding longan to children, parents should peel and remove the seeds before giving them to their children to avoid choking on the seeds, which can lead to unfortunate consequences. Children should not be allowed to run, play or lie down while eating.
