Who should not eat glutinous rice balls during the Lantern Festival?

　　Those who should not eat glutinous rice balls during the Lantern Festival should be careful when eating glutinous rice balls.

　　1. Diabetic patients

　　Yuanxiao has a high sugar content. If patients are greedy for food, blood sugar can rise sharply, which will not only aggravate the condition, but also induce ketoacidosis.

　　2. Patients with ulcer disease

　　Eating Yuanxiao can increase gastric acid secretion and aggravate the irritation of ulcers. In severe cases, it can induce gastric bleeding, gastric perforation, etc.

　　People with gastrointestinal indigestion: Yuanxiao is made of glutinous rice noodles, which is sticky and difficult to digest. After eating, it can cause stomach pain, bloating, belching, acid reflux, and even diarrhea。

　　Patients with acute gastroenteritis: The patient's gastrointestinal tract is in a state of congestion and edema. Patients should eat rice soup, lotus root starch and other easily digestible foods. Eating Yuanxiao will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract.

　　3. Patients with high fever

　　The patient's gastrointestinal tract is in a relatively suppressed state during fever, so he should eat easily digestible food such as liquid food, otherwise the condition will be aggravated.

　　hypertension, Hyperlipidemia And gout patients: Whether it is sweet dumplings or salty dumplings, they all contain a lot of fat. Yuanxiao with sweet fillings contains a lot of sugar and calories. If eaten in large quantities, blood sugar will be out of control, blood lipids will increase, and blood viscosity will increase.

　　4. Those who have recovered from a long-term illness

　　Although the patient's appetite has improved at this time, his digestive function is still weak. Excessive consumption of Yuanxiao is not conducive to recovery.

　　5. The elderly and infirm

　　elderly The gastrointestinal function is weakened, the secretion of digestive enzymes and digestive juices is reduced, the gastrointestinal motility is slowed down, the emptying time is prolonged, and it is difficult to digest and absorb sticky foods such as Yuanxiao. Rapid swallowing may cause Yuanxiao to get stuck in the throat, leading to difficulty breathing or even death from suffocation. In previous medical journals, there have been reports of sudden death at night when the elderly ate too much glutinous food, so it is better for the elderly to eat less.

　　6. Infants and young children

　　Children's digestive function is weak and their swallowing reflex is not fully developed. Therefore, when eating Yuanxiao, they cannot eat it whole. They should divide it into 1/4 and eat one mouthful before taking the second mouthful. Be sure to chew slowly to prevent unexpected events.

　　Suggestion 1

　　If you eat glutinous rice balls and yuanxiao, you must reduce the amount of staple food accordingly. Generally speaking, the glutinous rice flour used for 3 Yuanxiao is equivalent to the rice used for 1 or 2 bowls of rice.

　　Tangyuan has high fat content

　　The fillings of glutinous rice balls and yuanxiao not only contain sugar, but also contain a lot of solid fat. Rice and steamed buns have almost no fat, but this is not the case with glutinous rice balls. There is even more fat in the filling than sugar. Traditionally, lard is used to make glutinous rice balls. In the south, lard and meat are used to make salty glutinous rice balls, and lard and various nuts are used to make sweet glutinous rice balls. Later, products using butter were developed, but from the perspective of saturated fat, the content was higher than lard. The new fashion in recent years is to use vegetable butter, or hydrogenated vegetable oil products, to replace butter and lard, but this product brings healthy The effect is much worse than lard and butter.