Can I eat watermelon in winter?

You can eat watermelon in winter. But it is not recommended to eat.

Greenhouse protects watermelon from high temperature and drought, so that watermelon can grow in cold weather.

But winter watermelons usually have many ripening agents or growth promoters. With the help of "growth promoter", watermelon ripens early in winter. It's easy to have diarrhea in winter.

Watermelon in winter is an anti-season fruit. Experts advise not to eat out-of-season fruits as much as possible, because out-of-season fruits need more manual care. Many out-of-season fruits grow better, and too many chemicals and pesticides are bad for your health.

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Taboo crowd of watermelon:

First of all, diabetics

The sugar content of watermelon is about 5%, mainly glucose, sucrose and some fructose, which means that eating watermelon will increase blood sugar. People with diabetes eat too much watermelon in a short time, which not only increases their blood sugar, but also causes acidosis due to metabolic disorder, and even threatens their lives.

Second, renal insufficiency.

In patients with renal insufficiency, the function of expelling water from the body is greatly reduced, so edema of lower limbs or whole body often occurs.

Third, motherhood.

Maternal physique is relatively weak, Chinese medicine believes that eating more watermelon will be too cold and damage the spleen and stomach.

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