Experts point out that the correct time to eat fruit is one hour before meals and about two hours after meals (except persimmons). First of all, many of the components in the fruit are water-soluble, eat before meals is conducive to the absorption of essential nutrients. Secondly, fruits are low-calorie foods, with an average calorie content of only 1/4 of the equivalent weight of pasta, and about 1/10 of the equivalent weight of pork and other meats. eating low-calorie foods first makes it easier to grasp the total calorie intake of a meal. Thirdly, many fruits are easy to be oxidized and spoiled, eating fruits first can shorten the time it stays in the stomach and reduce the degree of oxidization and spoilage, which may cause adverse effects on the body.
Also, we should be careful not to eat fruit before going to bed at night, or the full stomach and intestines will make your sleep suffer. Don't ever think that eating fruit is a trivial matter, eliminate these misconceptions in order to develop habits that are truly beneficial to your health.
Applicable amount: 1 to 2 apples a day is enough to achieve the above results. Men should eat more apples than women because apples have a cholesterol-lowering effect.
Apple, the ancient name of crabapple, also known as Tao Po, sweet and sour, nutritious, is one of the fruits for both young and old. Its nutritional value and medical value are very high, by more and more people called "doctor first medicine". Many Americans take the apple as a slimming essential, dieting one day a week, this day only eat apples, known as "Apple Day".
Effective: apples are cardiovascular protection, heart disease patients, healthy fruit, because it does not contain saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium. The gelatin in apples keeps blood sugar stable, so apples are not only a healthy snack for diabetics, but an essential fruit for anyone who wants to control their blood sugar levels. And it is also effective in lowering cholesterol. Apple juice has a powerful effect in killing infectious viruses. People who eat more apples have a far lower chance of getting a cold than those who don't eat apples or eat them sparingly. Therefore, some scientists and physicians call apples "all-round health fruit", or "general practitioner". Nowadays, air pollution is more serious, eat more apples can improve the respiratory system and lung function, protect the lungs from pollution and soot. Apples can also prevent cancer and lead poisoning. Chinese medicine believes that apples are sweet and cool, with the efficacy of generating fluids and quenching thirst, moistening the lungs and removing vexation, strengthening the spleen and stomach, nourishing the heart, moistening the intestines, stopping diarrhea, quenching heatstroke, sobering up and so on. Apples have a natural pleasant aroma, with the obvious role of eliminating depression.