Eating a handful of sunflower seeds every day can meet the vitamin E needed by the human body for one day. It is good for calming mood, preventing cell aging and preventing adult diseases. It also has the effects of treating insomnia and enhancing memory. It has certain preventive effect on cancer, hypertension and neurasthenia.

People like to eat sunflower seeds to kill time. Although sunflower seeds are good, they should not be eaten more.

Sunflower seeds are high in oil content and contain a certain amount of choline, which will damage liver cells, cause liver dysfunction, or hyperplasia of connective tissue, and may even induce liver tissue necrosis or cirrhosis in severe cases.

When frying sunflower seeds, we need some spices, such as cinnamon, anise, pepper, etc., which have a certain stimulating effect on the stomach. In particular, cinnamon contains a substance called safrole, which has been proved to be carcinogenic by animal experiments. The detoxification function of the liver of the elderly is reduced, eating too much, and the burden on the liver is aggravated, which may induce hepatitis and endanger health.

Sunflower seeds need a lot of salt during processing. Excessive salt intake can make water stay in blood vessels, increase vascular resistance, raise blood pressure or aggravate the symptoms of patients with hypertension, and even induce stroke or angina pectoris in severe cases. Therefore, the elderly and those with "three highs" should not eat more sunflower seeds.

Sunflower seeds should not be eaten too much at a time, so as not to get angry and get sore on your mouth. It is best not to exceed 80 grams at a time.