The dangers of eating too many moon cakes

One more reason to limit your intake of moon cakes: Although they are hygienic, the sugar and calorie content of the cakes is still enough to threaten your health and weight.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, bringing with it memories of childhood. It is not only about lanterns, star lanterns, Hang, Cuoi… but also moon cakes: fragrant sticky rice cakes and baked cakes.

However, hidden behind these traditional cakes of Children's Day are unexpected harmful effects that not all of us know. Even when moon cakes have passed the strict measurement standards of food safety agencies, they can still threaten the health of consumers. These are not only the immediate harmful effects but also the long-term consequences.

Weight gain

Mooncakes are a product with a variety of finished products, ingredients, and spices. On average, a mooncake contains nearly 1000 calories, while our body only needs to consume 1600 - 2200 calories per day.

Most of the ingredients used to make cakes are processed or semi-processed, so the mineral and vitamin content is very low. In conditions of high energy content and low mineral and vitamin content, consuming too much cake will lead to the risk of overweight and obesity.

Obesity problems lead to cardiovascular problems. Fat wraps around the heart, making it difficult for the heart to contract. Fat also narrows the coronary arteries, blocking blood flow to the heart, causing a very dangerous heart attack.

Risk of diabetes and liver and kidney diseases

One of the notable things is that the amount of sugar in moon cakes is mainly in a rapidly absorbed form, so it can easily cause increased blood sugar, increasing the risk of diabetes.

Aflatoxin compounds in moon cakes are also one of the main causes of liver damage and in the long term will lead to liver cancer. In addition, aflatoxin also affects the immune system, causing leukopenia, necrosis of other tissues and organs in the body.

Some salty cakes contain relatively high levels of salt, which is even more dangerous for people with kidney inflammation because water and sodium retention will cause the kidneys to work too hard, even causing edema.

Dental problems

Eating too many moon cakes while having poor oral hygiene is also the reason why dental problems are at risk of increasing during the Mid-Autumn Festival. In particular, moon cakes are very sticky to the teeth, so after eating moon cakes, we should use dental floss and mouthwash to ensure a clean oral cavity, avoiding the opportunity for plaque to develop and cause tooth decay.

Skin diseases, acne

Moon cakes also provide a lot of protein for the body, excess protein is one of the unexpected causes of acne, and can even lead to dermatitis. People with acne and skin diseases should limit eating moon cakes because it will increase sebum secretion, making acne worse.

To use cakes without harming our health, we should consider the total energy intake in a day. If using moon cakes, we need to limit the portion of rice, fat, or other foods so that the total amount of energy intake does not increase suddenly. In addition, moon cakes can be considered a type of "fresh food" because the shelf life is usually not long, so we should also pay attention to the production date of the cake to enjoy the safest and most delicious cakes.

According to Alobacsi.vn