Recently, there has been a lot of information that eating fruits for eating when hungry is good for the body. Is it true? How to eat fruit is reasonable?
Sharing his perspective on “eating fruit should be eaten when hungry” and the best time to eat fruit with people, the MSc. Nguyen Dinh Phu – Deputy Director of Nutrition Department of Hospital 108 said: Ripe is a source of vitamins and minerals necessary for the life and development of the body, helping to protect the body and improving health from diseases .
So when is eating ripe fruit good for the body? According to Dr. Phu, although ripe fruit contains many nutrients, the time to eat depends on the condition of the body and the diseases that accompany it.
“In order to use natural enzymes present in the main fruits (enzymatic factor), we should eat ripe fruits around 30 minutes before meals,” said Dr Phu.
Not really eating fruit after a meal is harmful to the body.
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Assistant Professor Nguyen Thi Lam also said that eating fruit before or after a meal depends on each subject with different health and condition. For overweight and obese people, you need to eat fruit before meals, your stomach is already low, then eat the main meal. Thus, will help overweight people to reduce the amount of food absorbed into the body during meals, thus helping to lose weight.
As for lean people, who can eat fruit after a meal, the sugar in the fruit is fructose, which is easy to store for energy, especially after eating after a meal, when it is full. However, this group of people should note that while eating close to bedtime causes the body to build up energy, including eating fruit, the digestive system is also sluggish.
Dr Phu said that for people with associated health issues, such as obesity, choose ripe low-glycemic fruits, which can be tried for taste. If the sweetness is a high glycemic index, then don’t eat it. And the time to eat is between 2 meals, for example: Breakfast at 7 a.m., lunch at 11 a.m., then eat ripe fruit at 9 a.m., in order to avoid fasting blood sugar and postprandial hyperglycemia.
“In addition, when choosing ripe fruits, choose a variety of types and colors, because each color has a different use” – noted Dr. Phu.
