【Ten Foods to Avoid When You're Hungry】
When you're starving, it's easy to eat whatever you can find. However, eating just anything to fill your stomach can be harmful to your health. Some foods are not suitable to be eaten on an empty stomach, as they can pose risks to your well-being.
Persimmons, Tomatoes
These foods contain a high amount of pectin and tannic acid, which react with stomach acid to form gelatinous lumps that can lead to gastric stones.
Cold Drinks
Consuming various frozen foods on an empty stomach can cause stomach and intestinal contractions. Over time, this can lead to imbalanced enzyme reactions and gastrointestinal disorders. It can also disrupt menstrual cycles in women.
Bananas
Eating bananas on an empty stomach can cause a sudden increase in magnesium levels in the body, disrupting the balance of magnesium and calcium in the blood and exerting an inhibitory effect on the cardiovascular system, which is not beneficial to overall health.
Hawthorn, Oranges
These fruits contain a large amount of organic acids, such as citric acid and hawthorn acid. Consuming them on an empty stomach can increase stomach acid production and cause adverse stimulation to the gastric mucosa, leading to bloating and acid reflux.
Milk, Soy Milk
Both of these foods contain a high amount of protein. Drinking them on an empty stomach will cause the protein to be converted into energy, which defeats the purpose of nourishing the body. It is best to consume them with pastries, bread, or other flour-based foods, or wait for two hours after a meal, or drink them before going to bed.
Sugar
Sugar is easily digested and absorbed by the body. Eating a large amount of sugar on an empty stomach can cause a rapid increase in blood sugar levels due to insufficient insulin secretion, which can lead to eye diseases. Moreover, sugar is an acidic food, and consuming it on an empty stomach can disrupt the body's acid-base balance and the balance of various microorganisms, which is detrimental to health.
Yogurt
Drinking yogurt on an empty stomach can weaken its health benefits. It is best to consume it two hours after a meal or before going to bed, as it can promote digestion and have a laxative effect.
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes contain tannins and gums, which can stimulate the stomach lining to secrete more gastric acid, leading to discomfort such as heartburn.
