Recently, it was circulated on the Internet that "drinking jujube water can treat fatty liver", which led many people to start drinking jujube water crazily. Does jujube really have the effect of "treating" fatty liver? Nutritionists say that fresh jujube contains a lot of vitamin C and super antioxidant capacity, and is called "the king of vitamin C in the fruit world". Moderate consumption is beneficial to health, but it has reservations about the improvement effect of fatty liver, and there is no empirical proof.

In traditional Chinese medicine, jujube can invigorate qi, preserve health, strengthen spleen and regulate stomach, and has the function of relieving medicinal properties. Jujube is "the king of vitamin C in fruits"

What health care effect does jujube have on health? Cai Xiuwen, a nutritionist at Nantou Hospital of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, said that red dates contain carbohydrates, B vitamins, minerals such as calcium and iron, fiber and organic acids such as malic acid, while fresh and ripe red dates are rich in vitamin C, even higher than kiwifruit, which can be said to be "the king of vitamin C in fruits".

However, the general public should still take the principle of supplementing qi and keeping healthy with proper amount of red dates, that is, 8 to 15 capsules a day, which can be mixed with medlar and longan to brew hot water for drinking.

Chinese medicine: red dates strengthen the spleen and stomach and keep healthy every day.

Yan Sumei, director of the Chinese Medicine Department of Nantou Hospital, said that most of the red dates used for brewing are dried dates. In traditional Chinese medicine, red dates can invigorate qi, strengthen spleen and stomach, and have the effect of relieving exterior syndrome. However, they still have reservations about the recent online saying that "Chen Yin and Jujube can be soaked in water to treat fatty liver". Strictly speaking, soaking red dates in water is often routine maintenance, rather than really achieving the effect of treating fatty liver, because Chinese medicine is based on the four diagnoses of "looking, smelling, asking and feeling". Even if the symptoms are the same, it is not suitable for everyone to prescribe different prescriptions according to personal physique.

Stay away from fatty liver and avoid excessive intake of high sugar, fat and alcohol. Stay away from fatty liver and avoid high sugar, fat and alcohol.

Hong Hongchang, dean of Nantou Hospital and physician of hepatobiliary gastroenterology, said that the causes of fatty liver include three major directions: First, excessive sugar intake, such as biscuits, cakes, bread and fructose-containing drinks, is easy to cause obesity. In recent years, studies at home and abroad have pointed out that excessive intake of high fructose corn syrup will lead to elevated triglycerides, fatty liver, metabolic syndrome, and even cardiovascular diseases.

In addition, excessive intake of calories such as high fat or alcohol may also cause abnormal lipid metabolism in the body, leading to the deposition of blood lipids in liver cells. Alcohol is metabolized in the same way as fat. Drinking is equal to drinking oil, which will not only lead to alcoholism, but also cause liver lipid metabolism disorder, which will cause liver lipid accumulation to form fatty liver.

To avoid fatty liver, it is suggested to develop good living and eating habits, including: don't overeat, eat a balanced diet, exercise more, and avoid excessive drinking, so as to really reduce the probability of fatty liver.