4 mistakes when eating watermelon on summer days, both losing quality and harmful to health

Watermelon is the type fruit popular in the summer. Watermelon is sweet and succulent, and it also resists heatstroke and cools down very well, so everyone likes it.

Therefore, many people in hot weather can eat watermelon almost every day. However, eating watermelon in the wrong way will damage your health.

1. Eat a lot of watermelon at once

Watermelon is rich in the antioxidant lycopene. This substance if consumed in excess can cause problems such as indigestion, bloating, nausea.

Watermelon is also high in potassium. Potassium is a substance that helps prevent heart disease, but if it is too high, it “counterproductive”, affecting the central nervous system, heart rate.

2. Eat watermelon at night

In the evening, the digestion of food takes place slower than during the day. You should stay away from the food sugar and acid. Meanwhile, watermelon contains a lot of sugar, which is not beneficial to the digestive system, so it is easy to cause weight gain if eaten in the evening.

The large proportion of water in watermelon can also make you toss and turn in the middle of the night because of going to the toilet. Since then the quality of sleep is poor, easy to be tired the next day.

3. Eating watermelon is too cold

Many people like to keep watermelon in the refrigerator to cool down. However, watermelon is cold, so keeping it in the fridge for too long will increase the coldness.

If food is too cold, the digestive organs will be suddenly stimulated, causing contractions and cramps, causing stomach pain. Moreover, if the watermelon is kept cold for too long, it will also reduce some of its nutrition.

4. Remove the seeds of the melon

Almost everyone has the habit of omitting the whole watermelon seed when eating without knowing that they have missed out on a lot of nutrition. Watermelon seeds are packed with protein, magnesium, B vitamins, and good fats.

In particular, the content of lycopene and vitamins in watermelon seeds also works to increase fertility in men. It maintains the nervous system, is beneficial for sex life, so absolutely do not give up watermelon seeds when eating.

Ying Ying
According to Vietnamnet