Many people in Taiwan are eating health foods, and the most common question everyone asks is, when is the best time to eat? Don’t think that eating is good, as the time for eating may be equivalent to eating for nothing. There is another common phenomenon, which is to eat without brains, and I don’t know if it has any benefits! In fact, it's better not to eat this. "Yuanqi.com" compiles some of the most common problems encountered when eating health foods. You might as well read more before eating them, and then decide whether to eat them!
Q1: When should health food be eaten?A: It depends on what kind of health food you eat! Regarding the kinds of foods that the public often eats, nutritionist Li Qiyun in the face fan group "Zero-Distance Nutritional Teacher" David Li Qiyun's article suggests as follows:
Probiotics themselves: It is recommended to eat on an empty stomach, which will not affect the activity of the probiotics themselves because of the moisture of other foods (such as enzymes).
Collogen: Collogen is a small molecule protein food that will be decomposed from the stomach. If you eat Collogen on an empty stomach, the effect of decomposing it into amino acids in the stomach will be better.
Eat after or eat with meals
Yellow vegetarian: Fat-soluble nutrients, which are the best absorption effect when eaten with foods containing fat. Moreover, health products of Yehuang usually add fat-soluble vitamins, so eating them after eating is better.
Fish oil: The fatty acids of fish oil are a kind of fat nutrients. Eating them with foods containing oil will improve the absorption effect, so it is suitable for eating or eating them together with meals to achieve the best absorption.
Enzyme: The main function of enzymes is to break down food and aid digestion. Therefore, it can only be eaten after eating to achieve the best effect. Think about it, if the stomach is empty and there is no food, then who will the enzyme work?
Q2: Do not eat group B at night to avoid affecting sleep?A: "Good Health Magazine" Issue 40, interviewed Chen Naijia, a nutritionist at the Nutritional Office of Taiwan University Hospital, pointed out that there is no literary support to prove that it is best to supplement Vitamin B group. In fact, Group B has the effect of calming nerves. For some people who are prone to nervousness and nervous disorders, it has the effect of calming nerves to help sleep. However, because of different personalities, if you eat Group B, it will affect sleep, you should avoid eating before going to bed, so in fact, Vitamin B group can eat any time.
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Q3: Health food is not a medicine, so it doesn’t matter if you eat too much?A: According to the information of the American Cancer Society, some vitamins are overfilled, which may harm the body's microtube system.
. Vitamin C overdose: may cause distraction, abdominal distension; increase kidney stone risk … etc.
. Vitamin D overdose: vomiting, stool, digestive atrophy, pancreatitis, etc. It may also cause accumulation of calcification and form hyperthermic calcification.
. Vitamin A, D, K overdose: the body cannot be discharged, it continues to accumulate, and is prone to poisoning.
. Overdose of leaf acid: may cause insomnia, allergies, as well as reduced ulcers and stomach diseases.
. Vitamin B6 overdose: may cause unstable walking, numbness or abnormal feeling of limbs.
Q4: Can ginger and red koji lower blood lipids?A: Hong Huifeng, the attending physician of the Department of Cardiology and Institutional Department of Xinguang Hospital, pointed out that six health foods, including fish oil, cinnamon, garlic, ginger, ginger, plant sterol, and red koji, have unknown effects on lowering blood lipids! Remind the public to use health food for 1 to 2 months, they can use blood tests to confirm whether the LDL range of "destroying sterol" has reached the expected standard, and then decide whether to use it for a long time.
Q5: Does enzyme Q10 have ten major effects?A: The effects of online eating enzyme Q10 include curing cancer, reducing the three highs, improving early Parkinson's disease, etc., but Professor Lin Qingtong, the "scientific health care stationmaster", wrote an article pointing out that the research results that check each effect one by one are mostly useless: otherwise the research is too limited and no conclusion can be drawn.
Q6: If you are taking other medicines, is it enough to eat health foods during the wrong time?A: If you are taking Western medicine or Chinese medicine due to a certain disease or condition and want to supplement health food, you must first ask the doctor or pharmacist. Don’t think that as long as you take it wrong, you can do it. Industrial pharmacist Shen Caixiong once visited and pointed out that Chinese medicine, nutrients and Western medicines interact with each other, and it is absolutely nothing to "take it every once in a while." Commonly known drugs interact with health foods:
. If patients with cardiovascular disease eat aspirin and also eat apricot or fish oil, it may inhibit platelet coagulation and lead to internal bleeding risks.
. The combination of silver apricots and diuretics may cause blood pressure to rise and fall.
. The use of red koji and blood lipid-lowering drugs may cause streptomy and even acute kidney failure.
Q7: Can you take health food before surgery?A: Wu Shuying, a pharmacist at Xizhi National Thai Comprehensive Hospital, once wrote an article in "National Thai Medical News" that if you are not sure about other effects or possible effects of the active ingredients, such as coagulation function, interaction with drugs during anesthesia/surgery, etc., in order to be cautious, it is recommended to stop using it 2-3 weeks before surgery.
. It is recommended to discontinue: Health products that may affect coagulation and platelet function, such as apricot, deep-sea fish oil, napkin, red sedum, bee gel, flax seed, green tea, seaweed/brown algae, ginger, papaya enzyme, vitamin E/C, and Chinese herbal medicine monotherapy extracted and purified products, such as garlic essence, prickly saccharine, Western sedum, aphrodisiac, sedum, red flower, etc. For surgery with more bleeding, those related to blood vessels, neurologies, and ophthalmology should not be taken lightly..
. Disable for at least 24 hours before surgery: No matter what coagulation, but it is best to disable before surgery, also include anesthesia (health care purposes such as weight loss). Due to the impact on cardiovascular and blood pressure, disable for at least 24 hours before surgery.
Q8:Q2: Do the elderly need to eat health food?A: According to the medical column of Guo Yuwen, Pharmacy Department of the Hsinchu Branch of National Taiwan University Hospital, the elderly will have some changes in the body's functional status, such as the increase in the body's fat ratio, fat-soluble supplements are also accumulated in the body; liver and kidney function deteriorates, resulting in the inability to obtain or exclude too many supplementary nutrients. In addition, patients with chronic diseases need to control prescription drugs due to medical evaluation. Replenishing health foods may also cause risks of interactive influence, so you should also pay attention.