Chickpeas are high in calories. Every 100g cooked chickpea can provide 164 calories, which is higher than that of rice. Eating too much will lead to excessive energy intake, which will be converted into fat and stored in the body, resulting in obesity in children.

Chickpea contains high content of protein, various amino acids and trace elements, as well as fat, carbohydrates and dietary fiber. It can be seen that it is more beneficial to lose weight if chickpeas are used instead of staple food. Such foods also include oats.

Chickpea taboo?

Chickpea contains chromium and some unsaturated fatty acids, among which chromium is a component of glucose tolerance factor. The decrease of chromium content in human body will lead to the decrease of insulin activity and impaired glucose tolerance. Chickpea can prevent the above situation by providing chromium to human body, help balance blood sugar and make the metabolism of fat and sugar smoother. All chickpeas are suitable for patients with high blood sugar, which is counterproductive for patients with low blood sugar. Such people should not eat or eat less.

The purine contained in chickpeas can aggravate gout. If you eat willfully, the pain will be doubled when gout attacks. So don't be greedy. In addition, foods containing high purine are not friendly to people with high uric acid and should be eaten less or not.