In real life, with the high incidence of various chronic diseases and the frequent appearance of the saying of "treating diseases with food", many people, especially the elderly, are more and more superstitious about the effect of dietotherapy, and firmly believe that only eating food without taking medicine can cure diseases. But can eating food really cure the disease? Let's take a look at the authenticity of food processing by nutrition experts.

Eat pumpkin to lower blood sugar? Don't eat too much.

Pumpkin is a popular food, but it is an exaggeration to deify it into a hypoglycemic drug. It was once advertised by merchants that there were no diabetics in a village in Japan in the early 1980s. Because young pumpkins were often used, pumpkins could be used to prevent and treat diabetes. But in fact, pumpkin is a kind of food with high glycemic index, with an index as high as 75. After eating it, it is easy to digest and absorb and raise blood sugar. Therefore, nutrition experts do not recommend that diabetics eat too many pumpkins to lower their blood sugar.

Eat leek to treat impotence? The more make-up, the sexier.

Male friends with impotence and premature ejaculation are always ashamed to seek medical treatment, and love to treat themselves through diet therapy. Leek is commonly known as "Yang Yang Cao", but it does not mean that it can cure impotence and premature ejaculation. If you often eat leeks for aphrodisiac, it will undoubtedly add fuel to the fire, and the more you make up, the more fire you get.

Eating celery lowers blood pressure? Have a special diet

Celery has always been said to be a divine dish for lowering blood pressure, because it contains apigenin, which has the functions of lowering blood pressure and relaxing blood vessels. Patients with hypertension want to eat more celery to lower their blood pressure, rather than taking antihypertensive drugs. However, celery belongs to "high-sodium vegetables", and the sodium content in 100g celery stalk is 160mg, which is equivalent to 0.4g of salt. If you add too much salt when cooking, the effect will be counterproductive.

Eat Regan Noodles to treat gastric ulcer? Even more unreliable

Regan Noodles's articles on the treatment of gastric ulcer have been widely spread on the Internet platform, and the forwarding rate is extremely high. Among them, it is said that Regan Noodles's flour is added with edible alkali, and acid-base neutralization can heal the wound of gastric ulcer. However, relevant experts believe that gastric ulcers are mostly caused by HP and need drugs to cure them. Regan Noodles may have a protective effect on gastric mucosa, but it is not suitable for patients with gastric ulcer, and it is easy to increase the burden on the stomach, so it is better to eat less.