It’s not good to drink a lot of orange juice
In the context of the complicated development of the COVID-19 epidemic, in addition to the precautions recommended by the health industry, many people are also using foods that help boost immunity, including drinking orange juice. However, according to experts, drinking too much orange juice or inappropriately can also cause unwanted side effects, harmful to health.
Doctor Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan – Department of Dietetic Nutrition – Ho Chi Minh City University Hospital of Medicine and Pharmacy said that oranges are rich in vitamin C, help increase body resistance, support the immune system to destroy pathogens in the body. lots of orange juice does not reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection.
According to Dr. Nhan, everyone has different needs for vitamin C supplements, for example pregnant women will need more, but the average person only needs to eat 1 orange a day to provide vitamin C for the body. “It is not good to eat or drink too much orange juice. If you add too much it will lead to excess and risk of causing kidney stones”, advises Nhan.
Orange juice is good, but needs to be drunk in moderation. Illustration.
Doctor Nguyen Van Tien (National Institute of Nutrition) said that in the nutritional composition of Vietnamese food, the mineral and mineral content in 100g of oranges (edible food) includes: calcium 34mg, phosphorus Phosphorus 23mg, iron 0.4mg, zinc 0.22 mg, vitamin C 40mg, folate 30µg, vitamin A 8µg, vitamin E 0.18µg, -carotene 29µg.
The table above shows that oranges are rich in vitamins and minerals, so many people choose to drink orange juice to strengthen their immune system, especially in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. However, it should not be abused at all.
Especially for pregnant women, the amount of vitamin C needed is 80mg, so it is possible to increase the amount of orange juice during the day, but must be divided, not too much at once. As for children, it is enough to drink only 1/2 an orange/day.
Pregnant women can drink orange juice but not drink it at all at the same time. Illustration.
For people with fever, orange juice should also be added because it strengthens the immune system to regulate the body’s function against fever-causing agents, removes fever-causing toxins from the body, and helps regulate temperature, fever more easily.
It is good to drink orange juice when sick, but should be avoided in 2 cases
In terms of oriental medicine, researcher – general practitioner Bui Dac Sang (Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology) says that oranges are good for health, sweet, sour and cool. The effect of oranges helps quench thirst, produces new fluids, cools the lungs, clears phlegm, relieves heat, and is a diuretic. However, not everyone can eat or drink orange juice to their heart’s content.
Herbalist Bui Dac Sang recommends that people with kidney disease, after surgery, have stomach problems, should not use orange juice when hungry. This healer said, there is a lot of fatigue, it hurts to use orange juice to increase endurance, this is good but For those who are taking antibiotics, after drinking milk should avoid drinking orange juice.
People who have just finished drinking milk, are taking antibiotics absolutely should not use orange juice. Illustration.
“In citrus contains a lot of acid, a substance similar to naringin, this substance will make it difficult to be fully absorbed and can damage the structure of the drug, then antibiotics no longer have antibacterial effect, making people sick in the long term. long-term risk of infection.
In addition, for people who have just finished drinking milk, the protein in milk will react with the tartaric acid and vitamin C in oranges, which not only affects the digestion and absorption of food, but can also cause a condition. sick, diarrhea…”, advised doctor Bui Dac Sang.
Pak Sang also said that choosing the time to drink orange juice is also very important. Therefore, people should drink orange juice in the morning, after eating about 1-2 hours. Oranges have the effect of creating new fluids and diuretics, easy to cause nocturia and insomnia, so it is not good to drink at night.
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