What are the benefits of eating eel in summer? Diet and health care are seasonal. There is a folk saying that "Monopterus albus participates in summer". Why do you eat eel in summer? The reasons are as follows: First, in fact, out-of-season vegetables and fruits are not advocated now, and our diet had better adapt to the growing season of vegetables and fruits. Eating eel is no exception. Every year from April to Dragon Boat Festival in the lunar calendar is the season when Monopterus albus goes on the market, and it is also the best season to nourish and preserve health by using Monopterus albus. Second, summer is the remission period of rheumatoid arthritis and chronic bronchitis, and eating eel in summer has the effect of treating winter disease. Eating Monopterus albus in summer can prevent diarrhea caused by indigestion in summer and protect the cardiovascular system. It is not advisable to eat anything too greasy and spicy in summer, so it is better to stew eel. Summer is hot, and it is also a season with frequent digestive tract diseases. Appropriate, light and nutritious diet should be adopted for aftercare.