First, the benefits of eating melon seeds
Melon seeds are blood-nourishing, which can promote blood circulation and is conducive to hair growth. Raw melon seeds are rich in trace elements such as iron, zinc, potassium and magnesium. Eating raw melon seeds often can prevent anemia and other diseases.
Raw sunflower seeds are a good source of vitamin B 1 and vitamin E. Eating a handful of raw 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 functions of treating insomnia and enhancing memory, and has certain preventive effects on cancer, hypertension and neurasthenia.
The content of vitamin E in sunflower seeds is very high. Everyone can meet the daily vitamin E requirement by eating only one handful of sunflower seeds every day. People with normal health, eating more sunflower seeds every day is good for supplementing vitamins in the body. People with normal health can meet the needs of supplementing vitamins by eating about 50 grams of sunflower seeds every day.
Second, the disadvantages of eating melon seeds
Melon seeds contain high salt, and the main component of salt is sodium chloride. When sodium salt enters the human body, it will cause water and sodium retention, and one of the important factors for the increase of blood pressure is the retention of water and sodium. This is also the reason why patients with hypertension are required to eat a low-salt diet.
Every100g of peanuts (peeled) contains 589 kcal, and every100g of melon seeds (peeled) (including sunflower seeds and watermelon seeds) contains more than 570 kcal, which is higher than that of rice, pork, mutton, chicken and duck meat with the same weight. Eating peanuts and melon seeds without restriction will increase calorie and fat intake, increase weight and blood lipid, which is not conducive to the control of blood sugar and blood pressure.
If you eat too much melon seeds, there may be "melon seeds", tongue swelling and pain, abdominal discomfort, indigestion and other "melon seeds disease". This is because the long-term biting of melon seeds with teeth makes the enamel of some areas of the incisal edge of the upper anterior teeth completely worn, resulting in small gaps in the teeth, and in severe cases, some dentin is exposed.
Therefore, nutritionists suggest that you should eat melon seeds in moderation, and use fried melon seeds as little as possible. If you eat them, you'd better peel them by hand or use tools to help you peel them, so as not to damage your body because you often bite melon seeds with your teeth. If you get "melon seed disease", in addition to symptomatic treatment, the most important thing is to eat less melon seeds.
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People who are often angry or depressed may wish to eat more walnuts, melon seeds, pumpkins and other foods, which are rich in vitamin B6 and help improve their mental condition. Lack of B6 can make people easily angry and depressed. When children lack vitamin B6, they will have irritability and muscle twitching. But if you are a patient with depression, you must consult a professional doctor.
CCTV Gourmet: People who have a good temper and are angry about food eat more melon seeds.