Can't lose weight directly. Lemon is a kind of fruit with both internal and external cultivation and homology of medicine and food. It is rich in vitamins, minerals, flavonoids and other substances, which not only has high nutritional value, but also has strong medicinal efficacy. What deserves attention and discussion is that there are rumors in the market that lemon juice can reduce calorie intake and help to lose weight. Many stars and fitness experts advocate drinking lemon juice to lose weight, so that many women drink lemon juice as a diet drink. Then the question is, can lemon juice really lose weight?

Nutritional value of lemon

Chinese medicine believes that lemon fruit has many functions, such as promoting fluid production to quench thirst, dispelling summer heat and invigorating stomach, relieving depression and preventing miscarriage. Lemon fruit is rich in vitamins (vitamins C and B), amino acids, dietary fiber, minerals (calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, zinc), carotenoids, flavonoids, essential oils, alkaloids and other bioactive components. These nutrients and bioactive components not only make lemon fruit have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-aging and hypoglycemic effects, but also have high nutritional, health care and medicinal values.

Can lemon juice lose weight?

In fact, so far there is no scientific evidence to prove that lemon can reduce calorie intake and help to lose weight. Then why are there rumors of lemon losing weight? This is related to a study in Japan in 2008.

At that time, Japanese researchers added lemon polyphenols to mice with high-fat diet and found that lemon polyphenols could reduce their weight gain and improve their fat metabolism. Finally, the researchers speculate that lemon polyphenols may promote the liver to produce enzymes that can prevent the absorption of dietary fat. This study seems to be the basis to prove that lemon juice can lose weight, but it is only an animal experiment and may not have the same effect on people. Even if it is really effective, according to the dose given to mice in the experiment, it is still a very large amount, which may lead to gastrointestinal ulcers and bleeding because of too many acidic substances. Moreover, no other research further proves that lemon juice can lose weight.

We often say that lemon juice is low in calories, which is relative to other juice drinks. Lemon contains calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin C and B vitamins, and only contains a small amount of sugar, so lemon juice is a good drink compared with high-calorie drinks. But you can't drink too much lemon juice because it has too many acidic substances. Drinking too much lemon juice will cause gastrointestinal discomfort, and too much lemon juice will remain in the teeth and damage the teeth.

Therefore, relatively speaking, healthy drinks are still zero-calorie boiled water, which can not only quench thirst, but also replenish water to the human body and ensure metabolism. And losing weight is inseparable from exercise and diet. Keeping your mouth shut and keeping your legs open is the right choice to lose weight.