Benefits of eating raw cucumber
1, lowering blood sugar
Cucumber, although eaten with a sweet taste, but most of the sugar contained therein is glucose glucoside and fructose, which are not involved in the body's metabolism of sugar, and does not cause an increase in blood sugar. On the contrary, it can also help control blood sugar. Diabetic patients can eat raw cucumber to fill up when hungry, it will not affect blood sugar.
2, anti-aging
Cucumber is rich in vitamin E and cucumber enzyme, can improve skin metabolism, moisturizing, anti-wrinkle effect. And eat raw cucumber benefits more, this is because raw food can maximize the retention of nutrients in the cucumber.
3, weight loss and slimming
Cucumber contains a component called propylene glycol, which can prevent the conversion of sugar substances into fat, while the fiber in the cucumber can be excess fat and cholesterol in the food discharged from the body, so as to play the purpose of weight loss and slimming.
4, anti-tumor
Don't throw away the cucumber handle when eating cucumber raw. This is because the cucumber handle contains more cucurbitacin C, is a rare detoxification substances, experiments have confirmed that this substance has a significant anti-tumor effect.
5, brain and mind
Contains vitamin B1, to improve the brain and nervous system function is favorable, can calm the mind, assist in the treatment of insomnia.
6, anti-alcoholism
Cucumber contains alanine, arginine and glutamine on the liver patients, especially for patients with alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect, can prevent and control alcohol poisoning.
The bad thing about eating cucumber raw
Although cucumber is nutritious, eating cucumber is good for your health, but it doesn't mean that it can be used in an unrestrained way, and people with a cold stomach need to eat less cucumber, so as not to cause diarrhea.
Cucumber and tomatoes are best not eaten together, cucumber contains vitamin C decomposition enzyme, will destroy the vitamin C in tomatoes, not to achieve the effect of supplemental nutrition. In addition to tomatoes, cucumbers should not be eaten with chili peppers and celery, the reason is the same as with tomatoes.