People with colds, influenza, etc. are not suitable to eat crabs
Published Time:
2016-06-14
It's currently peak season for crabs. Hu Manjing, chief physician of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, says that autumn crabs are delicious and highly nutritious, a rare delicacy. However, crabs are very cold in nature, high in protein and cholesterol. If eaten improperly, they can harm your health. Experts advise that the following groups of people should not eat or should eat less crab.
People who are suffering from a cold or fever should not eat crab. The diet for those with colds should be light; high-protein crabs are difficult to digest and absorb, and eating them can prolong a cold or worsen the condition.
Elderly people with diabetes, coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia, kidney disease, cerebral arteriosclerosis, or a history of stroke or heart attack should eat less or avoid crab to prevent increased blood lipids and worsening of these conditions.
Some children and frail elderly people with poor digestion, considered by traditional Chinese medicine to have cold spleen and stomach, should not eat much crab. Otherwise, it may damage the spleen and stomach qi, affecting their function and causing symptoms such as abdominal distension, stomach pain, cold pain, and diarrhea.
Patients with gout, due to high uric acid and impaired purine metabolism, should not eat crab to avoid gout attacks or worsening of the condition.
Overweight people, especially young and middle-aged individuals who do not maintain a healthy lifestyle and develop obesity early, leading to hyperlipidemia and fatty liver, should avoid eating too much crab, as it can cause discomfort and worsen their condition.
People with biliary diseases such as cholecystitis and gallstones should not eat crab. The formation of cholecystitis and gallstones is related to excessive cholesterol and metabolic disorders in the body; eating crab can easily cause recurrence or worsening of the condition.
In addition, it is best to dip crab in ginger and vinegar when eating it and avoid eating it with tea or persimmons. The tannins in tea and persimmons react with the protein in crab to form indigestible clumps, causing abdominal pain and vomiting, a condition commonly known as gastrolith.
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