It's time to eat litchi again. Litchi is delicious. How much is appropriate to eat a day? Litchi is the fruit of Litchi of Sapindaceae, which originated in China and has a history of more than 2,000 years. Fresh litchi has bright red fruit color, white and glittering flesh, sweet juice and rich nutrition, which is deeply loved by everyone. Fujian, Guangdong and other places in China have been widely cultivated. Chenzi in Putian, Gualv in Guangdong and Feizixiao are all high-quality varieties of litchi, which are rare and delicious, and are known as the four major fruits in South China and the king of fruits. # Truth is coming @ Health Truth Officer @ Headline Health Litchi Litchi has been the object of literati's poetry since ancient times. Tang Du Mu wrote in the poem "Crossing Huaqing Palace": "When riding a princess in the world of mortals and laughing, no one knew it was litchi. Two poems describe Yang Guifei's love for litchi. Song Sushi's "Eating Litchi" "Luofushan four seasons in spring, Lu Ju Yang Meixin. 300 lychees a day, I will grow up to be a Lingnan person without hesitation. "It's all famous sentences sung through the ages. Litchi is rich in glucose and fruit sugar, and its flesh is sweet. The sugar content per 100g is16.6g. It also contains protein, fat, vitamins C and B, folic acid, calcium, phosphorus and potassium, and organic acids such as citric acid and malic acid, so it is sour and sweet. Litchi Litchi diet health care function Women often eat litchi, which has good color and can relieve troubles and prevent bad breath. Litchi is not only a kind of fruit, but also a precious tonic, and has the function of dietotherapy. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that litchi is sweet, sour and warm, and its fruit has the effects of tonifying spleen and liver, relieving cough and nourishing heart, stopping polydipsia and removing acne. Li Mingzhizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica holds that eating litchi regularly can strengthen the brain, reduce swelling, stimulate appetite and strengthen the spleen, and nourish vitality, which is a good tonic for pregnant women and the elderly and infirm. Herbal Dietotherapy records wisdom and qi. Litchi Huang Qing Yuan Yu's "Medicinal Solution of Sorbus fragrans" holds that litchi is warm and moist, which is most beneficial to spleen, liver, essence and blood. It is best for Yang to be defeated by blood cold. Work is the same as longan, but blood heat is suitable for longan and blood cold is suitable for litchi. Dried food is not as delicious as fresh food, but it is peaceful and has no loss of interests. If it doesn't help the fire to generate heat, it will win over fresh food. Its functions are promoting fluid production to quench thirst, benefiting face, removing acne and sores, and treating swollen furuncle, scrofula and tumor. Litchi selection skills: Litchi is not easy to store because of its concentrated maturity, and it is easy to rot and deteriorate after harvesting. If it is not well preserved, it is easy to rot and deteriorate. Selection skills of fresh litchi: ruddy skin, white and tender meat, full and transparent pulp and plenty of juice. Refrigeration is not suitable for long-term storage. How to eat litchi? Litchi dipped in soy sauce is regarded as a "dark dish" by most people, but the older generation of Fujian people still regard it as delicious. Lin Yan, a professor at Fujian Normal University and an expert in folklore, said: "Litchi is hot, and it is easy to get angry if you eat too much. Eating litchi dipped in soy sauce can neutralize the' internal heat' and relieve the sweet and greasy feeling after eating more litchi. Eating a lot of litchi in a short time will make you sick, sweat and even faint. Studies have found that litchi contains an amino acid called α-methylene cyclopropyl, which can lower people's blood sugar. If you eat too much litchi at a time, you may have toxic hypoglycemia, syncope, nausea, sweating, fatigue, and even circulatory failure, which is called "litchi disease" in medicine. The solution is to take litchi shell decoction. Litchi eating litchi while driving is equivalent to drunk driving. Litchi has a high sugar content. In the process of eating litchi, many enzymes in the mouth will ferment the sugar of litchi and decompose it into alcohol. After eating, a small amount of alcohol will remain in the mouth. So drivers and friends should not eat litchi before driving. Those with excessive fire due to yin deficiency and those with internal heat due to yin deficiency should avoid eating litchi. Children should eat less and eat more with fever and nosebleeds. 9 lychees, 224g. How many lychees should I eat a day? Each lychee is about 25-28g, and 9 lychees are about 224g. According to the dietary guidelines of China residents, the recommended daily fruit intake is 200-350g. Litchi has a high sugar content, in which fructose is directly absorbed into the blood, and it is easy to have nosebleeds when eaten too much, which is also commonly known as getting angry. Therefore, adults suggest not to exceed 10 (about 250g) every day, and it is best for diabetics to eat less. Author information: Zhang Guangcheng, a national first-class public dietitian, a member of China Nutrition Society and a senior member of Capital Health Nutrition and Food Society. Please contact: zhangguangchengyys@qq for the original manuscript. References:

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