Abstract: Maca is good, but eating it may also lead to side effects. If taken in excess, it may lead to goiter; If you eat it without endocrine problems, it may lead to endocrine disorders; Eating maca in allergic people can also cause allergies. Therefore, although Maca is a "South American ginseng", some kinds of people are inedible. First of all, pregnant women, infants and lactating women should not eat it, and people with thyroid diseases and allergies should not eat it. Let's look at the details. Side effects of Maca

1, resulting in goiter

Maca contains glucosinolates, which may cause thyroid swelling if taken in excess in combination with a low iodine diet.

2, causing allergies

Many people are easily allergic. Allergies are mainly caused by allergens, and each person's allergens are different. For example, some people are allergic to certain flowers, and the symptoms of allergies include: itching, tingling or swelling in the mouth, lips or throat; Rash, skin redness and itching; Diarrhea or vomiting; Runny nose or stuffy nose, red eyes, pain or tears; Dysphagia; Cough, wheezing, dyspnea, stiff joints, fainting and shock are all symptoms of allergies, and Maca may also be the source of allergies for some people.

3, leading to skin problems

Because maca can increase hormone secretion, it is not suitable for teenagers and infants to eat maca, which can lead to skin diseases such as acne in teenagers.

4, lead to endocrine disorders

Maca is suitable for people with endocrine imbalance. If the endocrine is normal, you don't need to take Maca, because Maca may increase hormone secretion and lead to endocrine imbalance, so it is very reasonable for the ancients to say that you should not take medicine without illness.

5, causing nausea and stomach upset.

This is mainly different from person to person and has a lot to do with the gastrointestinal condition.

6, lead to get angry

Eating maca by people who are getting angry will lead to aggravation of getting angry. This amount must be controlled well, and good things should be taken in moderation.

Maca's taboo crowd

1, infant

Taking maca can play a very good role, which can help us protect kidney health, and the nourishing effect is also very strong. However, although maca itself contains rich energy and substances, because the active substances contained in it can promote hormone honey, infants will easily have precocious puberty and affect their physical development and mental health. Generally speaking, it is better to take maca for adults.

2. Lactating women

Everyone knows that whether endocrine is normal or not directly affects a woman's skin condition and emotional problems, but if the substances in maca are passed on to her baby through milk, it will have an impact on her health, so we'd better not eat maca for safety reasons.

3. Pregnant women

Taking maca can help us improve our sexual desire, but generally, female friends during pregnancy need to avoid sexual life as much as possible in the first and third trimester, and it can be done properly in the second trimester, but it should not be too intense or too frequent, so pregnant women had better not eat maca and related products.

4. Patients with thyroid diseases

There is a compound called glucosinolate in Maca. Because there is more or less iodine intake in the diet, glucosinolate combined with iodine may cause thyroid swelling, which will have a series of effects on patients with thyroid diseases.