When eating melon seeds, saliva will be lost and spit out because it sticks to the shell of melon seeds. Excessive saliva loss will lead to oral ulcers, gingivitis, dental caries, indigestion and other diseases, and will also dull the taste and reduce appetite.

People with diabetes should eat as little as possible, because melon seeds contain a certain amount of sugar, and eating more melon seeds is not good for diabetes.

Extended data:

Every100g of melon seeds contains more than 570 kilocalories, which is higher than that of rice, pork, mutton, chickens and ducks with the same weight. Eating peanuts and melon seeds without restriction will increase the intake of calories and fat, increase weight and blood lipids, which is not conducive to the control of blood sugar and blood pressure.

But eating melon seeds properly can stimulate the taste nerve on the tongue, promote the secretion of saliva and gastric juice, be beneficial to digestion and health, and also promote the movement of facial muscles.

It is reported that sunflower seeds have medical value and can treat diseases such as diarrhea and impetigo.

References:

Encyclopedia of melon seeds sogou