How to eat grapefruit for pregnant women

A pregnant woman is a woman who is pregnant. At this time, women should focus on protecting their bodies. They need to take care of their diet and life. Pregnant women often have some problems with their bodies at this time, so they will eat some fruits to supplement nutrition, such as grapefruit. However, there are certain requirements for eating grapefruit. So how to eat grapefruit for the nutrition of pregnant women? Patients with hypertension often take antihypertensive drugs to eliminate excess sodium from the body and maintain normal biochemical metabolic balance, but at the same time they often cause the loss of essential potassium in the body. Potassium is very important for maintaining the functions of the heart, blood vessels and kidneys. Grapefruit is one of the few fruits that is rich in potassium and contains almost no sodium. Therefore, it is the best therapeutic fruit for patients with high blood pressure, heart disease and kidney disease.

Studies have found that when the human body consumes too much high-fat, high-calorie food, it will have overnutrition and increased blood lipids. A large amount of lipids, especially low-density lipoproteins, will adhere to the inner walls of the arteries, causing arteriosclerosis, leading to insufficient blood supply to important organs such as the heart, brain, and kidneys, causing heart disease or brain and kidney diseases. Grapefruit is rich in pectin, which can lower the content of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, reduce damage to arterial blood vessel walls, maintain blood vessel function, and prevent heart disease.

Grapefruit also contains natural folic acid. Folic acid is not only very important for early pregnancy, but is also essential throughout pregnancy. As the fetus's body tissues grow rapidly during pregnancy, pregnant women need a lot of folic acid to meet the needs of the fetus. Folic acid deficiency will not only increase the incidence of pregnancy-induced hypertension and placental abruption, but also cause pregnant women to suffer from megaloblastic anemia, intrauterine growth retardation of the fetus, premature birth and low birth weight of the newborn. Therefore, grapefruit is also the fruit of choice for pregnant women.

Persimmon: Persimmon is cold in nature and has the effects of clearing heat, moistening the lungs, promoting body fluid, quenching thirst, suppressing cough, and removing phlegm. It is suitable for the treatment of hypertension, chronic bronchitis, arteriosclerosis, hemorrhoids, bloody stools, dry stools, etc. Its nutritional and medicinal value are suitable for pregnant women to consume in moderation. Especially pregnant women with pregnancy-induced hypertension can "kill two birds with one stone". The stalks and leaves of persimmon are both traditional Chinese medicine. Persimmon calyx can reduce adverse qi, stop nausea, and treat hiccups, belching, etc. Persimmon leaves have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, hemostatic and blood pressure lowering effects, and are a commonly used herbal medicine among the people. Although persimmon has good nutritional and medical effects, it also has its shortcomings. Persimmons have an astringent taste. Eating too many of them will make your mouth feel astringent and numb. They have a strong astringent effect. It can aggregate into agglomerates when exposed to acid and produce precipitation after combining with protein. Therefore, you should eat persimmons in moderation. Therefore, pregnant women can eat persimmons but not too much.

Kiwi: Kiwi is rich in nutrients and is known as the "king of fruits". Pregnant mothers who love beauty can eat more kiwis, so they don’t have to worry about their fair faces being “invaded” by chloasma after pregnancy. Kiwi fruit is rich in vitamin C which keeps your skin fair. In addition, although kiwi fruit is good, it is not suitable for everyone. Because kiwi fruit is cold in nature, people with weak spleen and stomach should eat it with caution. People with frequent diarrhea and frequent urination should not eat it. The best time to eat is 1-3 hours after a meal, and it is not suitable to eat on an empty stomach. Pregnant mothers who have threatened miscarriage should never eat kiwi fruit.

Pineapples, bananas, muscat grapes, pomegranates and apricots: These fruits should be eaten in moderation. Fruits such as pineapples, bananas, and rose-scented grapes have high sugar content. Pregnant women who are obese or have a family history of diabetes should eat less of them to avoid consuming too much sugar. If a pregnant woman is anemic, she should eat less pomegranates and apricots.

Hawthorn: It can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis and promote menstruation, and has a certain effect in stimulating uterine contraction. In the early stages of pregnancy, you should pay attention to eating it in small amounts. Pregnant women with a history of miscarriage or signs of miscarriage should avoid eating it, even hawthorn products are no exception.

Lychee and longan: From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, after a woman becomes pregnant, her constitution tends to be hotter and her yin blood is often insufficient. At this time, some hot fruits such as lychee and longan should be eaten in moderation, otherwise it is easy to cause symptoms of getting angry such as constipation and mouth ulcers. Pregnant women with threatened miscarriage should be especially cautious, because hot fruits are more likely to cause fetal movement disorder.

Citrus: There are many varieties of citrus, including sweet orange, southern orange, seedless tangerine, etc. They all have the common advantages of being rich in nutrition and valuable all over. Its juice is rich in citric acid, amino acids, carbohydrates, fat, multiple vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients, and is a food that pregnant women like to eat. However, although citrus fruits are delicious, you should not eat too many of them. Because citrus fruits are warm in nature and sweet in taste, they replenish yang and qi, but excessive consumption will have no benefit to the body and can easily cause dryness and heat, causing people to get angry, and develop stomatitis, periodontitis, pharyngitis, etc. Pregnant women should not eat more than 3 citrus fruits a day, with a total weight of less than 250 grams.