How to eat zongzi healthily during Dragon Boat Festival

　　Although it tastes delicious, eating too much is not beneficial

　　Zongzi are mostly made of glutinous rice, which is highly viscous, difficult to digest, lacks fiber, and contains too much fat, salt, and sugar. For example, an ordinary bacon rice dumpling contains about one to one and a half bowls of rice and has about 400 to 500 calories. Therefore, experts recommend eating rice dumplings, female It’s best not to exceed 3 a day. male It is best not to exceed 5. When eating rice dumplings, eating them with vegetables and fruits can help the peristalsis of the intestines and stomach, and can avoid intestinal and gastrointestinal indigestion caused by eating rice dumplings. In addition, it is best not to eat rice dumplings two hours before going to bed, and avoid cold melons and fruits that contain a lot of water, such as watermelon, to avoid causing diarrhea or stomach ache。

　　In addition, experts also suggest that some people should not eat zongzi except eating less. Patients with cardiovascular disease: There are many varieties of rice dumplings, among which meat rice dumplings and lard and bean paste rice dumplings contain a lot of fat and are greasy foods. Suffering from high blood pressure, Hyperlipidemia、coronary heart disease If people eat too much, it can increase blood viscosity, affect blood circulation, increase heart burden and ischemia, and induce angina pectoris and myocardial infarction. Elderly people and children: Zongzi is mostly made from glutinous rice and is very sticky. Excessive eating can easily cause indigestion for the elderly and children, as well as symptoms such as hyperacidity, bloating, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Patients with stomach and intestinal diseases: Zongzi will release a gelatinous substance after being steamed, which will increase the load of digestive enzymes after eating. Diabetic patients: Zongzi often contains red dates, bean paste, etc. with high sugar content, and is usually mixed with sugar when eating. If not controlled, it will damage the pancreatic islet function, cause the patient's blood sugar and urine sugar to rise rapidly, aggravate the patient's condition, and even cause coma and poisoning.