In the summer, many families have chilled mung bean soup, which is refreshing and cooling, making it very suitable for drinking during hot weather. However, many women dare not drink it because they believe that mung bean soup contains high energy and consuming it may cause obesity. Is this true? Does drinking mung bean soup make you gain weight?
Does drinking mung bean soup make you gain weight?
Drinking mung bean soup may cause weight gain.
Situations where weight gain may occur
There are various methods to prepare mung bean soup, and various seasonings can be added. Many people like to add some sugar when cooking mung bean soup, with rock sugar being the most common. If too much sugar, such as rock sugar, is added, it can cause a rise in blood sugar levels. If the body cannot quickly consume this excess energy, it will turn into fat and lead to obesity.
Situations where weight gain does not occur
Mung bean soup itself does not have high energy content. 100g of mung bean soup contains only 45 calories, making it a typical low-calorie food. Therefore, if the amount of sugar added to mung bean soup is not excessive and only used to improve the taste, it will not cause weight gain. On the contrary, it may even have a certain slimming effect.
Benefits of drinking mung bean soup
Weight loss
Mung bean soup has extremely low energy content and contains a considerable amount of dietary fiber. After consumption, it can absorb a large amount of water in the stomach, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, and reduce the time food stays in the digestive system. This can contribute to weight loss.
Relief for diabetes
Excessive thirst, frequent urination, increased appetite, and weight loss are the main symptoms of diabetes. Through clinical practice, it has been concluded that drinking mung bean soup can help relieve these symptoms. Mung bean soup is cold in nature and has a cooling effect, which can also reduce the excessive water intake of diabetic patients and alleviate the symptoms of excessive thirst, frequent urination, increased appetite, and weight loss.
Cooling and heat relief
Mung beans have a cooling nature. Specifically, the meat of mung beans is neutral, while the skin of mung beans is cold. Mung bean soup extracts all the nutrients from the skin, and the soup itself is also a cold food, making it very suitable for consumption in the summer. It can cool the body, relieve heat, and provide a refreshing effect.
Precautions when drinking mung bean soup
1. The taste of mung bean soup is not very good, so many people add some sugar for flavoring. As long as the amount of sugar is not too high, its impact on weight loss is not significant.
2. Mung bean soup is cold in nature, so it is not suitable for people with a cold physique or women during their menstrual period to drink it excessively, as it may worsen the cold condition of the body and cause symptoms such as weak digestion, coldness in the uterus, and menstrual pain.
