First of all, bitter gourd should be eaten raw to lose weight, and two or three pieces should be eaten raw a day. Because bitter gourd contains a lot of fat, this is well-founded.

Bitter gourd, named after its bitter taste, is also called cold melon. Bitter gourd is also a vegetable used to clear heat in summer. Bitter gourd is rich in vitamins B, C, calcium and iron. Li Shizhen said that bitter gourd has the effects of "dispelling pathogenic heat, relieving fatigue, clearing heart and improving eyesight, benefiting qi and strengthening yang". According to the research, it has obvious hidden blood sugar effect and has certain curative effect on diabetes. It also has certain antiviral ability and anticancer effect.

Bitter gourd cooked food is warm, raw food is cold, and people with spleen deficiency and stomach cold should not eat it raw. In addition, pregnant women should be careful about their diet.