Can not eat more.
Moderate consumption of maca can play aphrodisiac, enhance energy, improve fertility, improve sleep quality and other effects, but too much consumption may bring side effects to the body.
2 What are the side effects of eating too much maca? It can cause goiter
There is a compound in maca called thioglucose, which can react with the iodine that we usually ingest into the human body, and consuming too much maca can lead to a decrease in iodine in the body, which can stimulate the thyroid gland and cause goiter.
Lead to excessive hormone secretion
Maca contains sterols, saponins are the predecessor of hormones, these ingredients will stimulate hormone synthesis in the body. Excessive consumption can lead to excessive hormone secretion, resulting in excessive desire and damage to kidney organs.
Leads to fire
Maca is on the hot side of the food, and is a high tonic food, excessive consumption of maca is easy to get on fire, itself has the symptoms of fire people, eat maca will aggravate the condition.
Allergy
Maca is an allergenic substance for some people, and there may be an allergic reaction after eating maca, especially if you eat too much at one time, you will be prone to allergic symptoms such as itching.
Acne
Maca has a two-way hormonal regulation of the human body, if the hormonal secretion of the people who eat a lot of maca, it is possible to face the phenomenon of long acne.
Too much energy
Maca regulates the central nervous system of the human body by regulating the role of moderate consumption can regulate the cerebral nerves, spinal nerves and vegetative nerves, and maca is rich in minerals such as zinc, proteins, vitamins, and other nutrients, which can provide the body with energy, replenish the physical strength, so that the person's mind is clear. However, if consumed in large quantities, it may lead to overexcitement and sleeplessness, with too much energy and no sleep.
3 How much maca is appropriate to eat in a day
Not more than 25 grams.
Since excessive consumption of maca can bring side effects to the body, it is important to control the amount of maca consumed, and it is recommended that no more than 25 grams a day is appropriate.
4 Who should not eat maca
Ordinary people should not eat more maca, but the following categories of people should not eat maca.
1, infants and children. Although maca can be used as an energy supplement, but another role of maca, improve human libido and sexual ability, this is not suitable for infants and young children to eat, because it may lead to precocious maturation of the child, from the plant point of view to consider infants and young children are able to eat maca fresh fruit, but the maca essence of this kind of health food is not recommended to infants and young children to take.
2, lactating women. Maca can enhance libido, although there is no definitive research to prove that lactating mothers eat maca and whether its milk has an impact on the fetus, but in order to be on the safe side, it is not recommended that lactating women eat maca.
3, pregnant women. During pregnancy, due to the protection of the child, generally stop coitus, and maca can enhance libido, improve sexual performance, which is not conducive to pregnant women to protect the fetus, on the other hand, there is no clinical evidence that the nutrients of maca will not have a bad effect on the fetus, but for insurance purposes, it is not recommended that pregnant women eat maca.
4, thyroid disease patients. There is a compound called thioglucoside in maca, due to more or less dietary iodine intake, and thioglucoside combined with iodine may lead to swelling of the thyroid gland, which will have a series of effects on patients with thyroid disease.
5. Minors. Minors are in a developmental stage and need a balanced supplement of many nutrients. If you consume maca will lead to excessive hormone secretion in the body, the secretion of sex hormones is too vigorous, which will cause symptoms such as precocious puberty and delayed bone development.