Carrots become "poison" if eaten this way
If you abuse carrots too much, the "golden" benefits that this root vegetable brings to you can turn into a "disaster" for your health.
Carrots are rich in nutrients, protein, lipids, glucids and fiber, many trace elements and vitamins, of which carotene content is the highest (100g of carrots contain up to 3.62mg of carotene). Properly supplementing carrots can regulate the body's physiological functions, strengthen the body, increase immunity, actively prevent diseases caused by vitamin A deficiency, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, especially has anti-aging effects for the body.
However, when eating carrots, be careful to avoid the following:
Do not eat when constipated
According to experts, carrots are effective in treating diarrhea, especially for children with diarrhea. Eating carrot porridge and drinking carrot juice will be effective. Because carrots contain a lot of fiber, but in an insoluble form. If you eat too much without drinking enough water, it will clog the intestines and cause constipation.
Do not eat raw, do not stew too much
According to scientific research, cooked carrots absorb more carotene into the body when eaten than raw carrots. In addition, due to the hard cell wall, if carrots are not cooked, it will be difficult to release all the nutrients inside, especially vitamin A precursors.
In addition, many housewives have the habit of stewing carrots with other dishes. This is absolutely not recommended because carrots inherently contain a lot of nitrate. When carrots are cooked for too long and too thoroughly, this substance will accelerate the process of turning into nitrite, a toxic substance. This nitrite, when entering the body, if a small amount is harmful to health, if a large amount can lead to death, especially dangerous for children under 6 months old.
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| Women who eat too much (more than 0.5 liters of carrot juice or more than 300g of carrots/day) will experience menstrual disorders, even amenorrhea for a while. Illustration: Internet |
Do not eat regularly
Long-term consumption of large amounts of carrots not only causes carrot poisoning due to increased methemoglobinemia, but the high amount of carotene stored in the body that is not fully metabolized will also cause stagnation in the liver, causing jaundice (most obvious symptoms in the tip of the nose, palms of the hands, soles of the feet...), indigestion, fatigue...
Jaundice
Carotene - the active ingredient that gives carrots their orange color. If your body absorbs too much carotene, it will cause your skin to turn yellow due to liver toxicity.
Causes menstrual disorders
Women who eat too much (more than 0.5 liters of carrot juice or more than 300g of carrots/day) will experience menstrual disorders, even amenorrhea for a period of time.
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| The hemoglobin in carrots, when exposed to sodium in the body, turns into methemolobine - a substance that can poison you. Illustration: Internet |
Sodium poisoning
When hemoglobin in carrots meets sodium in the body, it turns into methemolobine - a substance that can poison you. When you eat too many carrots, the body will produce too much methemolobine, which the body cannot process in time, causing poisoning. Not only does it affect your health, but it can also take your life if not detected and treated promptly.
The healthiest way to eat carrots
- Choose carrots that are bright in color, firm, straight and smooth. The darker the orange color, the more betacarotene they contain.
- Before eating, wash, peel and cut off both ends to avoid chemical poisoning from residual insecticide on carrots.
- Adults should not use more than 300g and children should not use more than 150g of this tuber per week.
How to distinguish Chinese carrots: Vietnamese carrots are small, dark in color, fresh, and usually have stems and leaves. Chinese carrots are shiny, even, large, and have no stems or heads that are often blackened due to being stored for a long time.
