-because it is homophonic with "early", there is a saying that "jujube gives birth to your son".

-Because it has been widely circulated that red dates can invigorate qi and promote blood circulation, they have become essential ingredients for soup and porridge.

-Because the widely circulated red dates can replenish blood and qi, and alleviate the saying that girls' hands and feet are cold and weak, they have become an essential medicine for women's menstrual period.

But I always feel that the efficacy of red dates is fascinated by everyone.

Does jujube really enrich blood?

It is said that red dates can enrich blood and prevent anemia, but the actual blood enriching effect of red dates is far from perfect as everyone thinks.

If you want to replenish blood, you must first supplement iron, but the iron content in red dates is not high, and the absorption rate of human body is still low.

According to statistics, every 100g dried jujube contains 4mg of iron.

The iron that can be absorbed and utilized by human body is divided into heme iron and non-heme iron, and the iron contained in red dates is non-heme iron.

Why is the absorption rate of non-heme iron low?

Because the human body wants to absorb, it must first convert its insoluble iron into soluble iron, and this process is not smooth sailing, but is hindered by phytic acid, oxalic acid and other substances.

Finally, the efficiency of absorption and utilization will be greatly reduced.

On the contrary, heme iron can be directly used by human body.

Therefore, eating red dates is really not as practical as eating pork, beef, animal liver and blood.

Although the blood-enriching effect of red dates is not good, as a kind of small snack that ranks first after a folk meal, this area is favored by everyone.

However, it may not be clear to everyone that some people should be careful with red dates.

The first category: hot and dry girls can't eat.

We all know that red dates are a kind of warm food, but for girls with hot constitution, if they eat too many red dates during menstruation, it will lead to excessive menstrual blood.

This is because jujube has the effect of nourishing qi and blood.

"Tonifying qi and blood" is a concept of traditional Chinese medicine. The main function of invigorating qi and blood is invigorating qi, which promotes human blood circulation.

Therefore, eating a lot of red dates during menstruation may lead to a lot of menstrual blood.

The second category: diabetics can't eat.

In fact, we all know that people with diabetes need taboos most, especially foods with high sugar content, and red dates are just one of them.

The sugar content of red dates is extremely high. If diabetics take it in large quantities, it will lead to an increase in blood sugar, which may be life-threatening.

Of course, if your friends have diabetes, you should pay more attention to your diet. If you are not sure whether you can eat this kind of food, you'd better ask a nutritionist or check the authoritative documents for safety reasons.

Category III: People suffering from exogenous wind and heat can't eat it.

This kind of people are somewhat similar to the first kind of people, and they are all related to "heat".

Then people with exogenous wind and heat will have fever, sweating, sore throat and thick tongue coating. , or symptoms such as summer-heat cold, aversion to cold, low-grade fever, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea, or headache, anhidrosis, limb weakness, etc.

This symptom is commonly known as "wind-heat cold".

Because jujube is warm, these people should eat less jujube.

The fourth category: people with bad stomachs.

As we all know, the human body can't decompose cellulose, and the peel of jujube is made of crude cellulose.

If people with a bad stomach eat red dates, they will not only fail to decompose them, but will make crude cellulose accumulate in the human intestine and it is difficult to excrete them.

Once it accumulates in the intestine, it will hinder the peristalsis of the intestine and lead to constipation.

Therefore, people with bad stomach should use it with caution.

In fact, many ordinary foods in life are overestimated by everyone. Behind this, it is inevitable that some businesses deliberately make gimmicks to make money for sales, especially some brainwashing slogans.

"Three dates a day keeps you young."

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

"A mouthful of soup before meals is better than a dose of good medicine." ...

Jujube, apple and soup are only food sources for human body to absorb nutrients, but they are not necessarily suitable for everyone.

Therefore, what suits you is the best.