The danger of eating cherries and sweet cherries is that many people do not eat sweets, but eat too many strawberries, considering it a low-calorie healthy product. Abuse of these products can lead to problems with the gastrointestinal tract, which is associated with the fructose found in cherries and the acid in cherries. This was told socialbites.ca by Alexei Kabanov, a nutritionist-consultant and deputy director of the ANO Research Center “Healthy Nutrition”.
“Fructose is especially harmful for people with diabetes. But it also threatens healthy people with indigestion, bloating and diarrhea. The very sweet fruit starts to ferment in the stomach and is difficult to digest when overeating. This is especially dangerous when eating cherries right after a meal. This can cause stomach pain, leads to heaviness in the abdomen, excessive gas formation. Eating excessive cherries threatens to increase the acidity of the stomach, gastritis and other stomach and intestinal ailments, ”warned the expert.
According to him, it is useful to follow a few rules in order to safely eat fruits for health. Cherries should not be eaten more than 500 grams per day and should not be eaten after meals. It is important to wait 30 minutes or an hour. It is even better to eat cherries as a separate snack.
“Try not to eat spoiled or too ripe fruit, the fruit should be strong, not soft. When pressed, the juice should not come out. Eating cherries is measured, chewed slowly, thoroughly. This will help prevent bloating. Give the stomach the opportunity to calmly do its job, ”said Alexei Kabanov.
As for cherries, it is better to eat less than cherries: about 100-200 grams per day. At the same time, it is important to rinse your mouth after eating strawberries – this will help protect tooth enamel. With increased acidity of the stomach, it is better to refuse to eat berries.
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