Advantages of eating hot pot (1) Eating hot pot has less nutrient loss, and almost all the nutrients in the food in the pot can be eaten. (2) Condiments can be controlled by themselves. (3) It can always keep the temperature of dishes. (4) The freshness and hygiene of food can be seen, and it is safe to eat. Disadvantages of eating hot pot Nutrition expert: Hot pot contains too much oil and calories, and soup contains purine (an organic compound that can cause gout). Rinsing raw meat and lettuce is easy to cause food safety problems. Patients with chronic diseases should pay attention to the following points when eating hot pot: 1 Hot pot ingredients such as meatballs and shrimp dumplings are rich in oil and protein. Patients with diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia should eat less. 2. Hot pot soup contains a lot of purine and more sodium and potassium ions. Patients with gout, kidney disease and hypertension should drink less or not. 3. Seasonings such as sand tea sauce and Chili sauce are very irritating to the gastrointestinal tract. People suffering from gastrointestinal diseases (such as stomach diseases, hemorrhoids, constipation or chronic diarrhea, etc.). ) should be used as little as possible. It is best to use light seasonings such as soy sauce and sesame oil instead. Patients with tuberculosis, pharyngolaryngitis, tracheal inflammation, allergic diseases, etc. You should also use less or no spicy seasoning.