[Source: Huaihua Daily Digital News_Huaihua Daily] In midsummer, many people like to eat lychees. (Photo by Cheng Yongqiang) "If you eat three hundred lychees a day, you will live a long life as a Lingnan native." In midsummer, all kinds of fresh fruits are on the market, and the

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In midsummer, many people like to eat lychees. (Photo by Cheng Yongqiang)

"If you eat three hundred lychees a day, you will live a long life as a Lingnan native." In midsummer, all kinds of fresh fruits are on the market, and the crystal clear, tender and juicy lychees are even more popular. But doctors warn that eating too many lychees may cause health problems.

After eating a large amount of lychees at one time, symptoms such as dizziness, fatigue, palpitation, etc. similar to hypoglycemia are likely to occur. In severe cases, symptoms such as cold limbs, decreased blood pressure, and difficulty breathing will occur. Medically, this is called "acute lychee poisoning." It is commonly known as " litchi disease ".

Xu Shaohua, director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of Shijie Hospital in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, said that lychees contain a lot of fructose. After people eat fructose, it will stimulate the secretion of insulin. Especially if you eat a lot of lychees on an empty stomach, the body will secrete insulin in a short period of time. Lots of insulin. "Insulin lowers blood sugar, so eating a lot of lychees on an empty stomach will cause blood sugar to drop, and 'lychee disease' will occur." Xu Shaohua said.

Xu Shaohua said that "lychee disease" does exist and the incidence rate is not high. As long as you pay attention to the following points, you can eat lychees with confidence.

Don't eat lychees on an empty stomach, and don't eat too much lychees, especially don't eat lychees as a meal. If you feel dizzy or flustered after eating lychees after a meal, you can drink some sugar water to prevent the symptoms from getting worse.

Xu Shaohua introduced that traditional Chinese medicine believes that lychees are warm in nature and sweet in taste. People with yin deficiency and constitution who eat more lychees will aggravate " deficiency fire ". At the same time, the sugary lychee residue left in the mouth will cause oral bacteria to multiply, causing gum inflammation , and prone to "getting angry" symptoms such as gingival swelling and oral ulcers . Therefore, you must eat lychees in moderation and rinse your mouth promptly after eating.

(Source: Xueqiangguo)

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