What are the advantages and disadvantages of eating tomatoes raw?
The benefits of eating tomatoes raw
1, hanging thrombus
Tomatoes can prevent coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction and other diseases. Eating tomatoes raw is the best for health. Eating one tomato every day is enough. If you drink tomato juice, it is best not to exceed 250 ml a day, and salt-free treatment is better. When the water is insufficient in the morning, blood is easy to coagulate, and tomatoes have the function of replenishing water and cleaning blood. Squeezing juice or making salad are good ways to prevent thrombosis.
Step 2 protect the heart
Eating tomatoes raw can protect the heart and reduce the incidence of heart disease. The reason is that lycopene has strong antioxidant properties, which can prevent oxygen free radicals from damaging myocardial cells, thus preventing cholesterol in blood from being converted into lipid metabolites and adhering to the arterial wall, narrowing blood vessels and blocking blood flow, thus causing heart disease.
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3. Prevention of prostate cancer
Men in Mediterranean countries suffer from less prostate cancer, which is related to eating tomatoes raw frequently.
The benefits of eating tomatoes raw are mainly the above three points. What are the disadvantages of eating tomatoes raw? Let's take a look together.
The disadvantages of eating tomatoes raw
1, acute intestinal obstruction
Tomatoes contain a lot of vitamin C, vitamin B 1, malic acid, citric acid and other nutrients. However, because its pulp contains colloid and soluble astringent, it will react with gastric acid on an empty stomach, forming insoluble lumps, blocking the stomach and causing abdominal pain. Therefore, when eating red tomatoes, you must not be greedy, just 3-4 tomatoes a day.
2. Salmonella infection
The chief culprit of the recent salmonella poisoning incident in the United States is eating raw tomatoes. According to experts' explanation, during the growth of tomatoes, if the ultraviolet rays in the air are not strong enough, or plants contain salmonella in irrigation or soil, the epidermis of tomatoes will be contaminated by salmonella and tomatoes will be eaten raw. Salmonella infection is completely possible if it is not cleaned.
Salmonella infection is a common intestinal infectious disease in outpatient department in summer. It is a bacterium of Enterobacteriaceae, a Gram-negative bacterium and a pathogenic bacterium. The disease is mainly transmitted through fecal-oral route, and can also be transmitted to people through contaminated meat, eggs and other food or water.
After being infected with Salmonella, the main symptoms are fever, diarrhea, stomachache and other gastrointestinal problems. Many people can heal themselves without treatment, but for patients with serious infection, they should seek medical advice in time. Old people, children and people with low immunity are more susceptible to infection.
Tomato taboo
Although tomatoes are rich in nutritional value, don't forget the precautions of tomatoes. When eating tomatoes, we should pay attention to whether the collocation is reasonable and suitable for eating.
Use tomatoes with ingredients
1. Hairy crabs: Hairy crabs will have diarrhea if they eat tomatoes.
2. Potatoes: Potatoes will produce a lot of hydrochloric acid in the gastrointestinal tract of human body, and tomatoes will produce water-insoluble sediments in a strong acid environment, leading to poor appetite and indigestion.
Taboo crowd
Patients with acute enteritis, bacillary dysentery and active ulcer should not eat tomatoes.
Precautions for eating tomatoes
Pay attention to raw food.
Try not to use sugar when cooking cold tomatoes, and choose honey. After all, honey is not only nutritious, but also beneficial to health and can regulate many diseases. But it should be noted that you can't eat raw honey in summer, but you should eat honey with an edible sugar degree above 39. Tomatoes are cold, especially suitable for women with spleen and stomach deficiency and menstrual period.
Can't eat on an empty stomach
On an empty stomach, the secretion of gastric acid in the body increases, and after tomatoes enter the human body, a large number of soluble astringents and other components will react with gastric acid and condense into insoluble blocks, which will easily lead to stomach discomfort such as abdominal pain and bloating after use.
You can't eat immature tomatoes.
Immature tomatoes are cyan and contain toxic solanine. After eating them, you will feel bitter in your mouth. Eating too much will lead to poisoning, dizziness, vomiting and other symptoms, which may even be life-threatening.
Can't heat for a long time
Tomato is easy to decompose when exposed to light, heat and oxygen, which makes it lose its original nutritional value. Therefore, long-term heating should be avoided when cooking.
Conclusion: Tomato is still suitable for most people, but it is not a good food for friends with acute gastroenteritis and ulcers. Tomatoes are good to eat raw, but remember to clean them. If it is not thoroughly cleaned, it will cause diseases. When eating tomatoes, it is best not to eat hairy crabs and potatoes.