What are the benefits of eating red grapefruit? What's the difference between pomelo and white grapefruit? What are the taboos?

Now is the season to eat grapefruit, and its grapefruit is rich in vitamins, which can lower blood pressure, lower blood lipids, beauty and beauty. So in daily life, many people like to eat grapefruit. So what's the advantage of eating red grapefruit? What's the difference between pomelo and white grapefruit? What are the taboos?

I. the efficacy and function of red grapefruit

1. It can promote wound healing and has a good auxiliary effect on septicemia.

two。 Red pomelo contains physiologically active substance glucoside, which can reduce blood viscosity, thus reduce the formation of thrombus, and has a better preventive effect on cerebrovascular diseases such as cerebral thrombosis and stroke.

3. Red pomelo contains essential natural trace element potassium for patients with hypertension and contains almost no sodium, so it is one of the best dietary fruits for patients with cardio-cerebrovascular disease and kidney disease (if renal insufficiency is accompanied by hyperkalemia).

4. The pectin contained in grapefruit can not only reduce the damage of arterial wall, but also control the level of density lipoprotein. Long-term use can relieve gastrointestinal load and play a positive role in preventing heart disease.

5. Fresh grapefruit meat contains chromium, which acts like insulin and lowers blood sugar.

6. Grapefruit also has the effect of strengthening the body. It helps the body absorb calcium and iron more easily. It contains natural folic acid, which can prevent anemia and promote fetal development for pregnant women.

7. Red pomelo has the effect of invigorating the stomach, is an appetizer, promote digestion of high-quality nutrition and health fruit. In addition, red pomelo also has the effect of lowering blood sugar and cholesterol, which also has a good effect on preventing the occurrence of anemia symptoms of pregnant women and promoting fetal development.

Second, the benefits of eating red grapefruit

1. Women often eat red-heart pomelo best in line with the principle of "natural beauty". Honey pomelo also has the effect of strengthening the body. It helps the body absorb calcium and iron more easily; at the same time, the natural folic acid in it can prevent anemia and promote fetal development for women who take contraceptive or are pregnant.

two。 Grapefruit contains natural trace element potassium necessary for patients with hypertension and does not contain sodium. It is the best dietotherapy fruit for patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and kidney diseases, and there are a lot of vitamin C in grapefruit, which can reduce cholesterol in the blood. fresh grapefruit meat contains ingredients similar to insulin, which can reduce blood sugar, which is the best fruit for elderly friends.

3. If the baby often has a cold, cough or sensitive trachea, the mother can leave the fresh honey pomelo peeled and enucleated, with apricot, Fritillaria, unbleached snow ear (or yellow ear) each one or two grams). Add several bottles of honey (preferably honey that can moisturize the lungs and stop cough) to stew for a day, regular service can strengthen the lungs. When the baby stomach stagnation, indigestion, the right amount of pomelo peel will be shredded and boiled with water, instead of tea drinking, can digestion, appetizer, ventilation, can be comfortable.

Third, the difference between red-heart grapefruit and white-heart grapefruit

1. Difference

The flesh of Hongxing is red because it contains more carotene and flavonoid pigments, while the calorie of red pomelo is slightly lower than that of Baixin pomelo.

The flesh of white heart flesh is white, and the carotene in white heart pomelo is less white than that of red heart pomelo.

Except for the different pulp colors caused by carotenoids and flavonoids, red grapefruit and white grapefruit have similar nutrient content, similar efficacy, and no great difference in taste. There is no good or bad one. You can choose according to your personal preference when buying grapefruit.

two。 Common ground

Both Hongxin pomelo and Baixin pomelo are rich in insulin, which can reduce blood sugar.

Red heart pomelo and white heart pomelo are cold fruits, eating more can play a certain role in removing fire.

Red heart pomelo and white heart pomelo can strengthen the physique, especially the folic acid contained in it, which can help pregnant women prevent the occurrence of anemia and promote the development of the fetus.

Fourth, taboos on eating grapefruit

1. Patients with hypertension should not eat grapefruit.

Patients with high blood pressure should not eat grapefruit, especially grapefruit. Because it can interact with the drugs taken daily by patients with hypertension, increase the blood concentration of the drug, make the blood pressure drop significantly, and pose a threat to health.

two。 People with weak and cold bodies should not eat grapefruit.

People with cold grapefruit and cold body should not eat more.

3. Women who take contraceptive can't eat grapefruit.

Grapefruit has the most prominent impact on contraceptive, according to a US study. "if a woman who takes contraceptive eats 1 or 2 grapefruit after sex, or serves contraceptive directly with a large glass of grapefruit juice, she is likely to become a mother," experts said. the reason is that grapefruit hinders women's absorption of contraceptive. "

4. People with poor liver function should not eat grapefruit.

Grapefruit contains an unknown active substance, which inhibits an enzyme in the human intestinal tract, interferes with the normal metabolism of drugs and significantly increases the blood concentration. Affect liver detoxification, so that liver function is damaged, but also may cause other adverse reactions, or even poisoning.

5. Patients with kidney disease should not eat grapefruit.

In addition, grapefruit contains a lot of potassium, kidney disease patients can only take it under the guidance of a doctor.

6. Matters needing attention

Grapefruit + lipid-lowering drugs

If you eat grapefruit while taking lipid-lowering drugs, patients are more likely to have muscle pain, rhabdomyolysis and, in severe cases, acute renal failure.

Grapefruit + antihypertensive drugs

Because grapefruit itself also has antihypertensive effect, coupled with it can also increase the blood sample concentration of antihypertensive drugs, eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice during taking antihypertensive drugs, such as overdose, causing a sudden drop in blood pressure, light cause dizziness, palpitation, fatigue, severe angina pectoris, myocardial infarction or stroke.