People who should not eat moon cakes

These days, moon cakes have begun to flood the market. However, the quality of each product is not the same. If consumers buy poor quality cakes that do not ensure food hygiene and safety, eating them can be very dangerous to their health, such as food poisoning, digestive disorders, etc.

According to Dr. Thu Hoai, former nutritionist at Thanh Nhan Hospital, mooncakes are indispensable foods during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but nutritionally speaking, they are not nutritious foods. Some people with the following diseases should consider whether they should eat these cakes or not.

Elderly and children

Moon cakes contain a lot of protein. Meanwhile, children have a weak and incomplete digestive system, if they eat moon cakes, it will increase the burden on the stomach, leading to indigestion and digestive disorders.

Even the elderly are the same. Therefore, the elderly and children should pay attention not to eat too many moon cakes in one day, which can lead to acute pancreatitis, abdominal pain and other serious symptoms, even life-threatening.

People with allergies get acne

Because it is a highly sweet cake, people with atopic dermatitis, acne and other skin diseases who eat too many moon cakes can increase the secretion of sebaceous glands.

Pregnant women

For pregnant women, if they eat too many moon cakes, the sugar content in the cakes will have a negative impact on hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, etc. and can affect the fetus. Therefore, to ensure health, mothers need to eat cakes in moderation.

People with diabetes

People who are overweight, have high blood fat, high blood pressure, or coronary artery disease should limit or best avoid eating moon cakes.

Eating too many moon cakes at once can make atherosclerosis worse, causing stroke or heart attack.

People with stomach, heart, kidney diseases

People with diseases such as cholecystitis, gallstones, gastritis, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cardiovascular patients... should not eat moon cakes, even cakes that are too sweet or contain peanuts or nuts. Eating too much will increase the burden on blood circulation, tire the heart and even cause myocardial infarction.

For patients with gastric and duodenal ulcers, eating moon cakes can promote gastric acid secretion, making the disease worse and treatment more difficult. Salty cakes are not suitable for those with nephritis because of their high salt concentration.

People who want to lose weight and are obese

The main ingredients of moon cakes are flour, sugar, butter, and lard. The crust of traditional moon cakes as well as the fillings of beans, lotus seeds, etc. are all marinated with a lot of fat and sugar.

Therefore, moon cakes are very fatty and sweet. Therefore, if you want to lose weight, you should limit or avoid this cake as much as possible. Just like obese people should not eat these cakes to avoid gaining weight, making obesity worse.

Notes when choosing to buy moon cakes

According to food hygiene and safety experts, this is the time when moon cakes are sold in abundance and variety. However, moon cake buyers need to be careful in choosing cakes that ensure food hygiene and safety.

To choose delicious cakes, consumers should buy products at wholesale and retail points under the direct management system of reliable brands, which have registered quality standards with the health authority or have certificates of food safety and hygiene quality.

Absolutely do not choose or buy products that are floating, have no origin, are expired, have torn packaging, are deformed, or are smuggled.

For fresh moon cakes, traditional cakes usually do not contain preservatives, so when you buy them or receive them as gifts from relatives, eat them immediately within the expiration date printed on the packaging to ensure quality.

One thing consumers need to pay attention to is that if during the process of eating or cutting the cake, there is a smell, the filling is crumbly or has a different taste, we should not eat it because the cake may be moldy, or soaked in additives that are not safe for health.

According to giadinh.net