Common mistakes in eating fruit

　　1. If you eat too many oranges, your whole body will turn yellow.

　　Oranges contain carotene. Due to the short-term intake of large amounts of citrus (more than 1 to 2 pounds a day) or carrots, the liver cannot metabolize the carotene into vitamin A in time, causing the carotene content in the blood to increase sharply, resulting in yellow pigmentation. skin and within tissues, thus causing carotenemia and causing yellowing of the skin.

　　2. Obese people should not eat a lot of fruit

　　Eat only fruits, and be careful of hyperglycemia or hyperlipidemia, which are common in obese people. disease . Because fruits themselves are rich in sugars, if you eat too many sugary foods and do not exercise enough, you may develop problems with high blood sugar or blood lipids. This, obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and fatty liver Patients, women who only eat fruit meals to lose weight, and pregnant women should pay special attention.

　　3. Fruits should not be squeezed into juice.

　　Nowadays, more and more families have purchased juicers, finding that drinking fresh fruit juice is both delicious and convenient. However, nutrition experts remind that except for people with bad teeth, it is best not to squeeze fruits and drink them as juice. It is more nutritious to eat them directly.

　　Because drinking fruit juice will reduce people’s intake of fiber rich in fruits. These fibers have the health-care effect of preventing and reducing diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, etc., and can also effectively stimulate gastrointestinal motility and promote defecation.

　　In addition, eating fruit directly can easily lead to a feeling of fullness, while drinking fruit juice will unknowingly consume too many calories and sugar, increasing the risk of illness.

　　4. Buy less cut fruits

　　Fruit is the main source of vitamin C. Vitamin C is easily oxidized in the air and will be lost due to high temperature and sunlight. The nutritional content of fresh fruits that have been peeled and cut in advance may be reduced. The British Consumer Association conducted a study to test the vitamin C content of prepackaged cut fruits and vegetables sold in supermarkets. It was found that out of 13 samples, the vitamin C content of 4 samples was half lower than the vitamin C content recorded in the reference book.

　　5. Cut fruits are susceptible to bacterial contamination if not handled properly.

　　Fruit surfaces are susceptible to contamination by pollutants, chemicals, animal excrement, or bacteria such as salmonella. If fresh fruits have not been disinfected, salmonella may be present on the surface of the fruits. When cutting unwashed fresh fruit with a knife, bacteria from the contaminated fruit skin will be transferred to the edible parts through the knife. Bacteria can grow if cut fruit is left at room temperature for too long.