As winter approaches, what should one eat in winter?EatWinter melongood?Winter melon is a vegetable, with a sweet taste and cold nature, it has the effects of cooling heat, promoting diuresis, reducing swelling.What benefits does eating winter melon have in winter?

Everyone should be familiar with winter melon, some people think that its name contains 'winter' so it is related to winter. In fact, winter melon is produced in summer, and the layer of white powder on the surface when it ripens resembles frost from winter, hence the name.

Is eating winter melon good in winter?

The outdoor temperature drops with winter coming, but inside the body, there is 'internal heat'. Upper respiratory tract infections, pharyngitis, tonsillitis are more common than in other seasons. Thick tongue coating, yellow urine, constipation, dry mouth and thirst are all signs of internal heat.Due to the dry air in winter, we dress warmly which reduces our activity levels, making it easy for the body to accumulate heat internally.At this time, appropriately consuming winter melon is beneficial. According to The New Materia Medica: It clears heart fire and spleen fire, promotes diuresis and removes wind, reduces swelling and quenches thirst, dispels summer-heat and detoxifies.Even though it’s not summer, the internal heat can still be effectively eliminated.

In winter, dryness prevents internal heat from dispersing, leading to rashes or abscesses easily breaking out.Don't worry; winter melon can help solve these problems.According to The Supplemental Materia Medica, it treats boils and all kinds of swellings. Place a large piece on the affected area and change when it gets warm. This disperses heat toxins.In addition, due to cold weather people eat more fatty, high-calorie foods than in other seasons, along with winter's unique physiological characteristics, making it easy for one to gain weight, especially around the abdomen and buttocks, causing many beautiful girls to complain about gaining weight during winter.So eating winter melon in winter is good.

Because winter melon has excellent weight loss effects. According to The Classic of Herbal Medicine: It brightens skin and complexion, benefits qi, reduces hunger, long-term use can make one light and resistant to aging.From modern nutrition analysis, first, the calorie content of winter melon is low, each 100 grams contain only 46 kcal. Winter melon also has many nutrients that prevent fat accumulation in the body and can consume excess fat.Weight loss factors include: 1) Propionic acid, which is present in large quantities in winter melon, inhibitsglucose metabolism.2) Trigonelline mainly found in the flesh of winter melon, helps with metabolic processes and inhibits sugar conversion into fat. This is one of the weight loss and lipid lowering functions of winter melon.3) Dietary fiber content in winter melon is high, each 100 grams contain about 0.9g of dietary fiber.Dietary fiber improves blood sugar balance, lowers cholesterol levels, reduces blood lipids, and prevents atherosclerosis.Fiber in winter melon also stimulates intestinal movement to quickly expel carcinogenic substances from the body.Weight loss while removing body waste.What benefits does eating winter melon have in winter?It helps prevent coronary heart diseaseWinter melon contains rich protein, fat, urease, saponins, B vitamins, etc.The fats in winter melon are mainly unsaturated fatty acids, with the main component being oleic acid. It can lower cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood, aiding in preventing coronary heart disease.Nourish skin and hairWinter melon's Trigonelline is rich in the flesh, helping metabolism and inhibiting sugar conversion into fat, this is one of winter melon's weight loss and lipid lowering functions.The oil acid in winter melon kernels has activity to inhibit melanin deposition. It is a good skincare component.Unsaturated fatty acids in winter melon can make the face rosy and brighten the skin, making it smooth and fine-textured, and the hair black and shiny.Weight loss and bowel movement

Winter melon is the only vegetable among gourds that contains no fat. It's called "the weight loss melon".

According to The Classic of Herbal Medicine, it can make one light and resistant to aging.

In Tao Hongjing's Supplemental Materia Medica, it says: "Long-term consumption promotes lightness and endurance."It has diuretic, anti-swelling effects. It is also used for edema and body fluid retention.Eat winter melon in spring and summer to benefit your health, especially if you are overweight.Fats mainly as unsaturated fatty acids, with the main component being oleic acid, which can lower cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood, helping prevent coronary heart disease.

Nourish skin and hair

The Trigonelline in winter melon kernels has activity to inhibit melanin deposition. It is a good skincare component.Winter melon seeds contain oleic acid which can inhibit melanin deposition inside the body, making it an excellent skin moisturizer and beautifier.Unsaturated fatty acids in winter melon can make the face rosy and brighten the skin, making it smooth and fine-textured. Hair becomes black and shiny.

Weight loss and bowel movement

Winter melon is a vegetable with zero fat content, so it's called "weight loss melon".According to The Classic of Herbal Medicine, it can make one light and resistant to aging.Tao Hongjing in the Materia Medica Supplement says: "Winter melon promotes urination, treats abdominal edema."Later materia medica also mentions its ability to reduce swelling, clear heat toxins, and promote urination.Winter melon contains propionic acid which prevents obesity and improves physical fitness.B vitamins in winter melon accelerate the conversion of sugars and starches into energy, thereby reducing body fat, aiding weight loss.For people with excessive body weight, especially during spring and summer, eating winter melon is very beneficial for health.

Clear lung detoxification

The whole plant can be used medicinally: Winter melon peel promotes diuresis and heat-clearing. It's often used to treat edema and physical weakness with fluid retention; it also helps to stimulate milk production;Winter melon seeds have the effects of clearing lung phlegm, promoting urination and expelling pus. They are applied to pulmonary heat coughs, leukorrhea, etc.;The flesh has diuretic, heat-clearing, phlegm-resolving, detoxifying effects, treating edema, wheezing due to phlegm, summer-heat, thirst, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, etc., it can also detoxify alcohol and fish toxins.

Anti-cancer

Winter melon contains high levels of dietary fiber, each 100 grams contain about 0.9 grams.Modern medical research shows that dietary fiber can lower cholesterol and blood lipids, preventing atherosclerosis.The rough fiber in winter melon stimulates intestinal movement to quickly expel carcinogenic substances from the body.

Notes on eating winter melon

1. Winter melon is a cold food, do not overeat it to avoid excessive coldness affecting the spleen and stomach.

2. Those with weak spleen and stomach qi, diarrhea, abdominal pain due to cold, or those experiencing painful periods should avoid raw and cold winter melon.