1. Will eating pumpkin make you fat? Eating pumpkin won't make you fat. In China, pumpkin is regarded as a substitute for dishes and grains. Its calorie and fat content are very low, and it won't get fat if you eat it often. Although it tastes sweet, the sugar content is actually not high. Therefore, it not only has no effect of gaining weight, but also has a good effect of losing weight. Pumpkin is rich in vitamin A, dietary fiber and some substances that can lower blood sugar and promote insulin secretion, which has a good effect on promoting digestion, cleaning intestines and losing weight.

2. Advantages and disadvantages of eating pumpkin: laxative beauty: pumpkin is rich in dietary fiber and vitamin A. The former can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote digestion and make stools smooth; The latter can make people's skin more moist and rich, and has a good cosmetic effect.

Protect gastric mucosa: Eating pumpkin can promote bile secretion, protect the stomach from the stimulation of coarse food and promote food digestion.

Lowering blood sugar and blood pressure: Pumpkin contains substances that can regulate insulin balance, which can maintain normal blood pressure and blood sugar, and has the function of lowering blood sugar and blood pressure.

Prevention of prostate: The lipids contained in pumpkin seeds have good preventive and therapeutic effects on urinary system diseases and prostatic hyperplasia.

Disadvantages: Eating too much pumpkin will lead to the deposition of β -carotene in pumpkin in the stratum corneum of human skin, which will make the skin yellow for a long time. In addition, pumpkin is rich in starch, sugar and cellulose, which is easy to cause flatulence.