How much sugar does hawthorn contain

Hawthorn has a relatively high sugar content, containing 25% sugar. If you eat hawthorn on a regular basis, you should avoid increasing your blood sugar. Especially middle-aged and elderly people with high blood sugar should not eat hawthorn. In addition to its high sugar content, hawthorn also contains a lot of vitamins, which is very good for promoting gastrointestinal digestion. Therefore, hawthorn is suitable for consumption after meals. There are also many foods that can lower blood sugar. You can learn about it.

1. Hawthorn is not sweet, but its sugar content is higher than that of watermelon.

real. Hawthorn has a high sugar content, and its 25% sugar content makes it a "high-sugar" fruit. Therefore, it is not suitable for diabetic patients to eat large amounts of hawthorn. In clinical work, I have encountered diabetic patients who ate large amounts of hawthorn in order to lower their blood lipids, which caused large fluctuations in their blood sugar. In view of this, if diabetic patients want to eat hawthorn. The recommended daily amount should not exceed 100 grams, and it should be eaten between meals, or the hawthorn can be soaked in water and drunk as hawthorn water.

Therefore, don’t be blinded by the sour taste of hawthorn. It is not reliable to tell how much sugar a fruit contains by tasting it with your mouth.

2. Bitter melon cannot lower blood sugar.

real. It is said that: "Animal studies have found that a certain extract from bitter melon can lower blood sugar." First of all, the subjects of this study are only animals, and it is still unknown how effective it is on humans. Secondly, they are all called "extracts", and they cannot be extracted by normal cooking methods. Even if these blood sugar-lowering ingredients are eaten, they will be digested by the stomach and intestines and will have no chance to play a blood sugar-lowering role. Therefore, don’t be fooled by bitter melon.

3. Celery cannot lower blood pressure.

real. There is no single ingredient that can lower blood pressure. Even if it has a certain effect in controlling blood pressure, it cannot achieve the blood pressure lowering effect that people need, and the effect is minimal or even negligible. If you already have high blood pressure, you still have to rely on medication. Do not reduce the dosage or simply stop taking the medication on your own just because you eat celery.

4. Garlic and okra are not anti-cancer and have no special health benefits.

real. Whether it is garlic or okra, they are both good vegetables. However, as for various health benefits such as anti-cancer and lung clearing, they really cannot do that. It is good to eat more fruits and vegetables, but it is totally unrealistic to expect to prevent cancer by eating only one or two magical vegetables.

5. Chives do not enhance male sexual function.

real. Leeks contain zinc, which is one of the main bases for the current "leek aphrodisiac theory". However, after checking the "Chinese Food Composition Table", it was found that the zinc content of leeks is quite low, containing only 0.25 mg per 100 grams, which is less than the zinc content of ordinary vegetables, such as broccoli. Forget leeks, no food can enhance sexual performance.

6. Spinach can be eaten with tofu.

real. There is a rumor that: tofu plus spinach = a lot of oxalic acid = stones. In fact, after soybeans are made into tofu, there is very little oxalic acid left. As for spinach, most of the oxalic acid can be removed by blanching during cooking, and not much calcium oxalate precipitate can be formed. It is true that oxalic acid is related to stones, but the two are not in a simply additive relationship. Therefore, everyone can eat it with confidence.

7. You can eat peas if you have gout.

real. The purine content of peas is relatively high when they are dry, but when they are fresh, they have a high water content, the purine content is not high, and the starch content is low, making them suitable for consumption in cooking. Of course, we can be more conservative and not eat when gout attacks, and eat less when gout does not attack.

8. Soaking onions in red wine cannot lower blood pressure.

real. Onions may contain some active ingredients that have the effect of lowering blood lipids and blood pressure, but to achieve the effective dose required by medicine to lower blood pressure, it may be necessary to eat onions like meals for a long time. Even eating onions as meals may not necessarily achieve the desired effect. The same goes for wine. Some of its antioxidants, such as polyphenols and resveratrol, may have the effect of regulating blood lipids, but to achieve the dose that lowers blood pressure, perhaps you have to drink wine like water. However, don't forget that alcohol is a Class I carcinogen, and soaking anything in alcohol will do more harm than good.