Can I eat oranges during my period?

As we all know, women have many life and food taboos during menstruation. In daily life, you should not use cold water to wash your hair, take a shower, or have sex, and you should pay attention to keeping warm. The most typical dietary restrictions are: frozen foods, cold fruits, fried foods, and spicy foods are not suitable for female friends to consume during menstruation.

However, when it comes to fruit consumption, some cold fruits are not suitable for female friends to eat during menstruation, such as: dragon fruit, watermelon, pear, mangosteen persimmon, mango, loquat, etc. Some people also believe that women cannot eat oranges during menstruation. Is this statement correct? Let’s take a look at the nutritional value of oranges below.

1. Oranges are brightly colored, sweet and sour in taste, and are a common and delicious fruit in autumn and winter.

2. Oranges are also very nutritious. One orange can almost meet the daily requirement of vitamin C for the human body.

3. Oranges contain more than 170 plant compounds and more than 60 flavonoids, most of which are natural antioxidants. The rich nutrients in oranges have the effects of lowering blood lipids and resisting atherosclerosis, which are very beneficial for preventing the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases.

4. In addition, eating an orange every day can help prevent cancer. Orange juice contains a substance called "Nomilin", which has the ability to inhibit and kill cancer cells and has a preventive and therapeutic effect on gastric cancer.

5. In a study conducted by Canadian researchers, 16 adult men and 9 adult women whose total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels were higher than normal drank 1 cup (250 ml), 2 cups, and 3 cups of orange juice every day for 4 weeks. The results showed that drinking 1, 2, or 3 cups of orange juice a day could increase plasma vitamin C levels by 2.1, 3.1, and 3.8 times, respectively, after 4 weeks; drinking 3 cups of orange juice a day could increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels by 21%, folate levels by 18%, and reduce the LDL/HDL ratio by 16% after 4 weeks. HDL can remove cholesterol from the arterial walls and prevent atherosclerosis. Studies have shown that drinking 750ml of orange juice every day can effectively improve blood lipid metabolism in patients with hypercholesterolemia and is beneficial to cardiovascular health.

6. In the report "Diet, Nutrition and Prevention of Chronic Diseases", the World Health Organization proposed that citrus fruits can effectively prevent the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases. The folic acid in citrus fruits can lower plasma homocysteine, which can damage arteries and is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Citrus fruits are rich in potassium, which helps regulate blood pressure and maintain a normal heart rhythm. Vitamin C, carotenoids and flavonoids all have anti-lipid oxidation effects and can prevent the occurrence and development of atherosclerosis.

7. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization of Australia reviewed and analyzed 48 studies on citrus fruits and diseases and found that eating one fruit (non-citrus) a day can reduce the risk of stroke by 4%, while eating one tangerine fruit a day can reduce the risk of stroke by 19%. This fully demonstrates that citrus fruits have extraordinary cardiovascular protective effects.

8. You can eat oranges often, but don’t eat too many. It is recommended to eat 1-3 oranges a day. Eating too much at one time can easily cause "getting inflamed", which can trigger stomatitis or periodontitis, and may cause yellowing of the skin.

Precautions for eating oranges

It is not advisable to eat too many oranges. You should brush your teeth and rinse your mouth immediately after eating them to avoid harm to your oral teeth. People with poor gastrointestinal function are prone to gastric fecal stones if they eat too many oranges. Oranges are high in calories. If we eat too many at one time, we will get "hot" and thus trigger stomatitis, periodontitis and other diseases. Eating too many citrus fruits can cause "orange disease", which can cause symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and yellowing of the skin.

In our daily life, many people like to pull out the white veins outside the orange pulp when eating oranges. In fact, this way of eating is unscientific.

The above is a brief introduction to the nutritional value of oranges. I believe that through the simple introduction above, everyone has a preliminary understanding and knowledge about whether you can eat oranges during menstruation. Although oranges are rich in nutrients, it is not advisable to eat too many at one time, otherwise it will easily cause getting a sore throat. During menstruation, female friends can eat more red dates or drink more brown sugar water.