In summer, when the temperature is high, people sweat more and drink more water, the gastric acid is easily diluted, the secretion of digestive juice is relatively reduced, and the digestive function is weakened, resulting in loss of appetite. In addition, in hot weather, people are greedy for raw and cold food, which leads to gastrointestinal dysfunction, or unclean food can easily lead to gastrointestinal discomfort and even food poisoning. Therefore, the diet in summer should be light, which can promote appetite, so as to achieve the purpose of health care.
You can't overeat in summer, that is, you can't eat enough, especially at dinner. The proverb says, "Eat less and live to ninety-nine. The digestion of old people and children is not strong, especially in summer. If they eat too much and can't digest it, it is easy to damage the spleen and stomach and lead to stomach problems. If you are 70% full, your appetite will continue to increase.
Eat more fruits and bitter foods, such as plows, watermelons and bitter melons. Summer is very hot, hot and humid. Eating watermelon and bitter food can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, dry dampness and strengthen spleen, and increase appetite. Sour food can be astringent, and sweating in summer is easy to hurt yin. Eating acid can stop sweating and diarrhea. For example, tomatoes have the functions of promoting fluid production, quenching thirst, invigorating stomach and promoting digestion, cooling blood and calming liver, clearing away heat and toxic materials, and lowering blood pressure.