Andy Sun asked: Some people suggested that I use a juice machine with belts to squeeze lemon juice to drink, but the taste is very bitter. I wonder if it will be harmful or beneficial to health?
Answer: Lemon is the fruit of Lemon, a citrus plant in the genus Rutaceae, known as "beauty fruit". Fresh lemon fruit contains a lot of water, so it is very low in calories, and contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins A, B1, B2, C, niacin, minerals calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, etc., and also contains a variety of flavonoids organic acids, coumarins, sterols, volatile oils, etc.; peel contains hesperidin, naringin, diosmin, neohesperidin, citral, limonin, etc.; Bitter element.
The bitterness of lemons comes mainly from limonoids in the peel and seeds. If you are afraid of bitterness, you can add an appropriate amount of brown sugar to take. Lemon peel contains a considerable amount of citral, which can resist vitamin A. Therefore, if the intake of vitamin A in the diet is sufficient, you can eat a lot of lemon peel.
Hesperidin and naringin contained in lemon peel have anti-inflammatory effects; besides anti-inflammatory effects, hesperidin also has anti-viral, choleretic, anti-ulcer, lowering blood pressure, lowering cholesterol and reducing or improving aortic Atherosclerosis.
Lemon juice has a strong bactericidal effect, helps digestion and absorption, and can also prevent the formation of dark spots and freckles. Lemon juice contains a lot of citrate, which can inhibit the crystallization of calcium salts and prevent the formation of kidney stones; citric acid combines with calcium ions to form a soluble complex, which can prevent and treat hypertension and myocardial infarction. Not suitable for consumption.
(Reply from Sun Andi, Physician and Ph.D. of Immunology, National Taiwan University)
Comment
"If Taiwanese scholars are like this, I don't need to scold them anymore. Last time this scholar published about onions, ginger, garlic, peppers, etc., which are rich in so-called antioxidants, which are very helpful for diseases and cancers. Now And talking about peels, these are all very correct arguments, the gods of nature have never made mistakes, only we humans have been making mistakes, and people who believe in vitamin pills are simply stupid, and they don’t even understand the natural laws of nature, we have to Eating natural food and natural seasoning is the most correct way. Abandon any artificial additives and concentrated food."
