1, what is genetically modified food
The so-called genetically modified food, is the use of biotechnology, the use of certain organisms of the gene transfer to other species, the transformation of the genetic material of organisms, so that their traits, nutritional quality, consumer quality and so on, to be optimized and enhanced.
Because of the safety risks associated with genetically modified (GM) food, many countries and regions have restricted or banned the flow of GM food into the market, such as Japan, which has banned the import of U.S. GM rice, and India, which has halted the commercialization of GM eggplants.
2, seedless watermelon is genetically modified
Not. Seedless watermelon is not genetically modified fruit, is the use of the laws of nature, genetic recombination hybridization out of the varieties, because the chromosomes are odd, so do not have the ability to reproduce, no seeds. It is usually a triploid watermelon crossed with a diploid watermelon.
3, eat seedless watermelon health harmful
No harm. Seedless watermelon and ordinary watermelon, is the natural law of genetic reorganization of the product, and did not go through human intervention to change its genes, therefore, eat the health is not harmful. Of course, if you eat a lot of it, like other watermelons, it will hurt your spleen and stomach and easily cause diarrhea.
4, common genetically modified products which
China's more common genetically modified products are cotton, rice, wheat, soybeans, corn, etc., it is reported that due to the papaya has a difficult to combat viral diseases, more than 90% of the papayas on the market at present are genetically modified, and most of the edible oils are genetically modified products.
5, eat watermelon notes
1, do not eat too much, or injury to the spleen and stomach, causing laryngitis
Watermelon is cold products, eat more easy to injure the spleen and stomach, so the spleen and stomach cold, dyspepsia, stool slippery eat less appropriate, more food will be abdominal distension, diarrhea, loss of appetite, and will also be cold and damp, leading to Diseases. Eating too much watermelon at one time, a lot of water in the watermelon will dilute the gastric juice, causing indigestion and gastrointestinal tract resistance decline.
2, don't eat watermelon at the beginning of a cold
Don't eat watermelon at the beginning of a cold, or it will make the cold worse or prolong the healing time. Whether it's a wind-cold cold or a wind-heat cold, its initial stage is a symptom, should be used to make the evil from the surface of the dispersal approach to treatment. According to Chinese medicine practitioners, one should not attack the inside of the body before the surface is dissolved, or else the surface evils will enter the inside and aggravate the condition. In the early stage of a cold, when the disease is on the surface, eating watermelon is equivalent to taking medicines to clear the heat in the interior, which will lead the evil into the interior, making the cold worse or prolonging the healing time. However, when the cold is aggravated by high fever, thirst, sore throat, urine yellow and red fever, you can eat some watermelon along with the normal medication, which will help to heal the cold.
3, do not eat open too long watermelon
The temperature is high, the watermelon open too long easy to deteriorate, reproduction of germs, eating will lead to intestinal infectious diseases. Therefore, eating watermelon should pay attention to choose mature fresh watermelon.
4, renal insufficiency do not eat
Short period of time to eat a lot of watermelon, so that the body water increased, more than the body's physiological capacity. The renal insufficiency, the kidney's ability to regulate water is greatly reduced, too much water into the body, can not be regulated and discharged from the body, resulting in a sharp increase in blood volume, prone to acute heart failure and death.
5, mouth ulcers do not eat
The Chinese medicine believes that the main reason for mouth ulcers is the Yin deficiency internal heat, false fire on the disturbance, burned flesh and blood. Watermelon has a diuretic effect, mouth ulcers if you eat more watermelon, will make the body needs normal water through the diuretic effect of watermelon discharged some of this will aggravate the state of yin fluid deficiency. Yin deficiency is more internal heat, aggravate mouth ulcers.
6, diabetics need to eat watermelon in moderation
Watermelon about 5% sugar, and mainly glucose, sucrose and some fructose, that is to say, eating watermelon will lead to increased blood sugar. Normal people due to the timely secretion of insulin, blood glucose, urine sugar can be maintained at normal levels. Diabetics are different, eat too much watermelon in a short period of time, not only will the blood sugar will rise, the more serious condition may also be due to metabolic disorders and acidosis, and even life-threatening. The amount of carbohydrates (sugars) eaten by diabetics every day needs to be strictly controlled, so if you eat watermelon many times a day, you should reduce the number of meals and pasta products (carbohydrates) accordingly to avoid aggravating your condition. If you eat 25-50 grams of watermelon at a time, it will have little effect on diabetics, so diabetics should pay attention to moderation when eating watermelon.
7, maternal not to eat more watermelon
Maternal physique is relatively weak, Chinese medicine believes that eating more watermelon will be too cold and damage the spleen and stomach.
Don't eat before and after meals because a lot of water in the watermelon will dilute the digestive juices in the stomach, eat before and after meals will affect the digestion and absorption of food, and eat a lot of watermelon before meals will occupy the volume of the stomach, so that a variety of nutrients ingested in the meal is greatly discounted, especially on the children, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers have a greater impact on the health of the child. And for those who want to lose weight through dieting, eating some watermelon before meals is a good way to reduce food intake.
8, eat less ice watermelon
While eating ice watermelon on a hot day has a good effect, but the stimulation of the stomach is very large, easy to cause damage to the spleen and stomach, so should pay attention to grasp the temperature and the number of delicious. It is best to put the watermelon in the bottom of the refrigerator freezer, where the temperature is about 8-10 ℃, this temperature taste is also the best, the amount of food should not be more than 500 grams each time, and to eat slowly. For dental caries (tooth decay) and cold that will feel acid, pain in the tooth allergy, as well as poor gastrointestinal function should not eat ice watermelon.
9, watermelon is a very high sugar content of the fruit, easily converted to fat, not conducive to health
Can eat less watermelon middle part of the sugar, and choose the red and white watermelon rind to eat; and after nine o'clock in the evening is also not advisable to eat watermelon, easy to grow a small belly and stomach; in the summer, and even can be used to do the dishes with the skin of the watermelon, such as cool watermelon rind: take the watermelon rind slightly red flesh, remove the outermost hard skin, cut off the skin, then cut off the skin, then cut off the skin, then cut off the flesh, then cut off the skin. Remove the outermost hard skin, cut into small pieces, and then according to their own tastes, add sugar, salt, a variety of seasonings can be, not only refreshing, but also beauty and weight loss.
10, watermelon must be washed before you can eat
Watermelon must be washed, with a clean knife to cut and eat, do not wash the melon and knife on the cut, do not eat mosquitoes, flies and other crawling ding over the flesh of the melon, to prevent the disease from entering by mouth.