Apples are rich in nutrients and have a delicious flavor, making them a good fruit for both men and women. However, many people are still not clear when to eat apples, and apples peeled or eat with the skin, etc. In order to answer the doubts of the crowd, family doctor online editor interviewed the Guangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine gastroenterology Yang Jie, director of traditional Chinese medicine.

Yang Jie, director of gastroenterology at Guangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

When is the best time of day to eat apples?

What time is the best time to eat apples, which mainly depends on the individual body's ability to withstand.? Director Yang Jie said, eating fruit without too much attention to time, but it is not recommended to eat apples at night before going to bed, because apples are acidic fruits, it is possible to increase the secretion of gastric acid, producing a feeling of gastric distension.

If you have to be precise about the time, it's better to eat apples in the morning after breakfast. For people with a good stomach, eating apples before meals can enhance the feeling of satiety, stimulate the immune system and enhance immune function; however, if you eat apples on an empty stomach will produce stomach bloating and acid reflux and other discomforts, it is recommended that you still eat after meals.?

In addition, because the fructose contained in apples can make the body's blood sugar levels rise quickly, people with diabetes, it is best to eat apples two hours after a meal, as a snack meal to supplement the appropriate energy. At the same time, it is also necessary to control the portion size, it is recommended that diabetics eat half an apple a day.

How do the nutrients change when apples are cooked?

Some people have a bad stomach, but want to eat apples, they will use apples in soup or cooked before eating, to which Director Yang Jie said, ? apples after cooking, its own vitamins may be destroyed, because vitamin C in the temperature of 70 ℃ or above, it can not maintain the intact structure, but other nutrients such as cellulose, fructose, flavonoids, etc. can survive?

Is it better to eat apples peeled or with the skin on?

Many people eat apples are used to peeled to eat, but peeled to eat is really better than eating with skin? Yang Jie, director of the explanation, the apple can be both laxative and antidiarrheal, which is related to the way it is eaten, if the apple peeled, the ellagic acid contained in the astringent antidiarrheal effect; if eaten with the skin, and then supplemented with enough water, the apple contains a lot of cellulose will be swollen, causing intestinal peristalsis, promote the bowel movement.

It should be noted that Director Yang Jie believes that ? If the surface of the apple is coated with fruit wax, preservatives or preservatives, etc., even though the apple skin is rich in a variety of nutrients, it is also recommended to peel; however, if the apple skin does not contain these ingredients, or can be otherwise the residual pesticides to deal with the clean, then you can eat with the skin.