Wax gourd belongs to cucurbitaceae. In China, the edible history of wax gourd is very long, which can be traced back to the Qin Dynasty. Wax gourd gives people the impression that it is fresh, simple, cheap and versatile. Wax gourd fried with dried seaweed, stewed pork ribs with wax gourd and meatball soup are deeply loved by the people.

From the nutritional value point of view, the water content of wax gourd is as high as 96%, ranking among all kinds of melon vegetables. The contents of carbohydrate, fat and protein are relatively low, and trace elements such as vitamins and minerals are not their specialties. The advantage of wax gourd is that it is a typical food with high potassium and low sodium, and it contains about 100g of potassium. Appropriate increase in potassium intake is possible.

Of course, wax gourd also has a disadvantage, that is, it will produce a bitter toxic substance-cucurbitacin under special conditions such as low temperature and drought, which can cause vomiting and diarrhea, hair loss, liver and kidney damage, gastrointestinal bleeding, and even death in severe cases. Therefore, wax gourd with bitter taste must not be eaten.

No vegetable can lower blood sugar, but eating more vegetables will definitely help to control blood sugar.

For example, some studies have found that eating vegetables every day can effectively control weight, reduce the risk of obesity, and prevent type 2 diabetes. For diabetic friends, eating a bowl of vegetables before eating rice can significantly reduce postprandial blood sugar response and stabilize postprandial blood sugar.

All kinds of vegetables have their own advantages, such as rape, Chinese cabbage, Chinese kale and other green leafy vegetables, which are rich in insoluble dietary fiber, which can increase satiety, suppress appetite, delay the digestion and absorption of food, make glucose slowly enter the blood, and are rich in calcium, magnesium, flavonoids and other ingredients, which is conducive to controlling postprandial blood sugar.

Light-colored flower vegetables such as white cauliflower are rich in pectin, potassium and glucosinolates, while eggplant, a vegetable of Solanaceae, is rich in flavonoids such as pectin, potassium and rutin, which are all effective components to delay the increase of blood sugar after meals.

Finally, to get to the point, let's talk about wax gourd. Although the water content of wax gourd is very high, its ability to increase satiety is extremely poor, and the contents of dietary fiber, calcium, magnesium and flavonoids in wax gourd are very low. Compared with other kinds of vegetables, wax gourd has no advantage in delaying gastric emptying speed, slowing down digestion speed, reducing postprandial blood sugar response and stabilizing postprandial blood sugar.

Although winter melon has poor ability to control blood sugar, its carbohydrate content is low, which will not cause violent fluctuation of blood sugar. Diabetic friends can eat it in moderation.

In addition, wax gourd is rich in potassium, which is helpful to control blood pressure and prevent diabetic vascular complications.

Finally, when eating wax gourd, we should pay attention to choosing a cooking method with less oil and salt to slow down the eating speed.

In a word, wax gourd belongs to melon vegetables. Compared with other kinds of vegetables, wax gourd is low in dietary fiber, minerals, flavonoids and other nutrients, which has no advantage in reducing postprandial blood sugar response and stabilizing postprandial blood sugar. However, wax gourd has low carbohydrate content, which will not cause violent fluctuations in blood sugar, so sugar lovers can eat it in moderation.

Wax gourd is rich in potassium, which is one of its advantages. Potassium is beneficial to cardiovascular health and helps to prevent diabetic vascular complications. Cooking wax gourd should be less oily and less salty, and eating wax gourd should be chewed slowly.