1, digestive aid

It is very important to replenish water in time under continuous high temperature. Drinking water can maintain sufficient blood volume, reduce blood viscosity, expel poisons and reduce the burden on the heart and kidneys. But drinking too much water will dilute gastric juice and reduce the bactericidal ability of gastric acid. Eating sour food can increase the acidity of gastric juice, strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite, help sterilization and help digestion.

2, sweating and dampness

Sweating in summer is easy to lose body fluid, so you should eat some sour food, such as tomatoes, lemons, strawberries, dark plums, grapes, hawthorn, pineapples, mangoes and kiwis. Their sour taste can stop sweating, diarrhea and dampness.

It can prevent hyperhidrosis, gas consumption and yin injury, promote fluid production and quench thirst, and strengthen stomach and digestion.

3. Help nutrient absorption

Summer needs comprehensive and balanced nutrition most. In high temperature environment, human nutrients

The consumption is quite large! In addition to three meals a day, we should also pay attention to supplementing vitamins C, B 1, B2, A and D from vegetables, fruits and diet. People with more calcium loss should also supplement high-quality calcium preparations. Eating more sour fruits and foods can increase and help the absorption of nutrients such as calcium.

4, sterilization and disease prevention

In summer, people like cold food. Seasoning with vinegar can not only increase appetite, but also kill bacteria in vegetables and prevent intestinal infectious diseases.

Acidic food:

Strongly acidic food: egg yolk, cheese, dessert, sugar, tuna, flounder.

Moderately acidic food: ham, bacon, chicken, pork, eel, beef, bread and wheat.

Weakly acidic food: white rice, peanuts, beer, laver, octopus, chocolate, hollow powder, onion.