Superfood cherries have many benefits: how many can a pregnant woman eat per day?

Cherries, also known as chelizi, niutao, yingzhu, and so on, are a fruit rich in nutritional value. Because they contain a large amount of iron and various vitamins and other nutrients, they are highly favored by women. So can pregnant women eat cherries? What benefits are there? How many is good to eat per day?

1. Can pregnant women eat cherries?

Pregnant women can eat cherries. Cherries have very high nutritional value, especially their iron content, which can help with blood production. At the same time, the phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, vitamin A and other elements in them make them an ideal fruit for pregnant women and nursing mothers.

2. What benefits does eating cherries have?

1. What are the benefits of eating cherries?

(1) Anti-anemia: Cherries have a high iron content, with as much as 5.9 mg of iron per 100 grams of cherries, and iron is a raw material for synthesizing human myoglobin and hemoglobin. It plays an important role in human protein synthesis, immunity, energy metabolism and other processes, so regularly eating cherries can effectively supplement the body's need for iron, promote hemoglobin regeneration, prevent and treat iron deficiency anemia, and strengthen the constitution.

(2) Preventing and treating measles: Measles is one of the most common illnesses in children, so children can appropriately be given cherry juice to drink, which can prevent infection and also promote sweating to bring out the rash and remove toxins.

(3) Dispelling wind and overcoming dampness: Cherries are warm and heat-natured, and also have the function of tonifying the middle and benefiting qi. They can dispel wind and remove dampness, and have a good effect on rheumatic waist and leg pain. Cherry tree roots also have a strong deworming and insecticidal effect, and can expel and kill roundworms, pinworms, tapeworms and so on.

(4) Astringing and relieving pain: When there is a scald or burn, eating cherries can help astringe and relieve pain and prevent the injured area from blistering and suppurating. At the same time, cherries can also treat mild and severe frostbite.

(5) Beautifying and preserving appearance: Cherries are rich in nutrients, and the protein, phosphorus, carotene, vitamin C and so on they contain are all higher than those in apples and pears. Eating more of them can beautify the face and nourish the skin.

(6) Regulating the stomach and intestines: Cherries are a fruit containing relatively more iron and carotene, and can play a role in nourishing blood and tonifying the kidneys for people with relatively deficient qi and blood. At the same time, eating 200-300 grams of cherries before meals is of great benefit to people with poor digestive function.

2. Who is not suitable to eat them?

(1) People with gastrointestinal discomfort: Although cherries are good, they should still be eaten in moderation. Excessive consumption will increase the extra burden on the stomach and intestines.

(2) People with diabetes, ulcers, body heat and so on should not eat too many: Cherries are a warm-natured food, and eating a large amount easily causes internal heat, so people with body heat, ulcers, or diabetes had best not eat cherries.

(3) People with kidney disease should eat them cautiously: Cherries have a very high potassium content, with 258 mg of potassium per 100 grams. If people with kidney disease eat them, it will cause the kidneys to lose their function of regulating water and electrolytes, and the patient will experience oliguria and edema. During oliguria, because potassium excretion is reduced, potassium retention can occur. If the patient eats too many cherries, the patient will develop hyperkalemia.

3. What can they not be eaten together with?

(1) Cherries cannot be eaten together with carrots: Cherries contain a large amount of vitamin C, while carrots contain vitamin C decomposing enzymes. If the two are eaten at the same time, the vitamins in the cherries will be destroyed, and the nutritional value of the carrots will also be reduced, losing their edible value.

(2) Cherries cannot be eaten together with animal liver: Animal organs contain a large amount of mineral ions such as iron and copper. Although cherries also contain these ions, the content is not very large, and the iron ions and copper ions in cherries themselves are in a stable compound state. They are different from the copper and iron ions in animal organs. The copper and iron ions in organs can easily oxidize the vitamin C in cherries into dehydrovitamin C, so then the cherries are no longer cherries rich in vitamin C, thereby losing the original value of vitamin C. Therefore, the two are not suitable to be eaten at the same time.

(3) Cherries cannot be eaten together with strawberries: Both cherries and strawberries contain rich elements such as vitamin C, and regular consumption has anti-aging and skin-nourishing effects. However, the two should not be eaten in large amounts. Excessive consumption easily causes internal heat, especially for people with yin deficiency and hyperactive fire, who should eat even less, and even more so should not eat them together. Eating the two fruits together will aggravate symptoms of internal heat.

3. How many cherries is suitable to eat per day?

1. How many cherries is suitable to eat per day?

Although cherries have high nutritional value, they are a very heat-natured food, and eating too many easily causes internal heat, so generally eating about 10 at a time is more suitable. Of course, this is related to individual constitution. If a person has a good constitution, eating a few more is also fine.

2. What happens if you eat too many?

Eating too many cherries may cause poisoning, or produce the following adverse phenomena, so everyone is advised not to eat cherry pits and to eat them in moderation.

(1) In addition to containing a lot of iron, cherries also contain a certain amount of cyanogenic glycosides. If eaten in excess, they can cause iron poisoning or cyanide poisoning. Cherries are warm in nature, and eating too many can cause symptoms such as internal heat, nosebleeds, and damage to the lungs. Eating too many at one time can also cause stomach pain, acid regurgitation, and even abdominal pain and diarrhea.

(2) The high potassium content of cherries should also not be taken lightly, with 258 mg of potassium per 100 grams. If people with kidney disease eat them, it will cause the kidneys to lose their function of regulating water and electrolytes, and the patient will experience oliguria and edema. During oliguria, because potassium excretion is reduced, potassium retention can occur. If the patient eats too many cherries, the patient will develop hyperkalemia. When blood potassium is >6.5 mmol/L, it can cause the patient's heart to stop beating within seconds to minutes. Therefore, hyperkalemia can be called the “invisible killer” of chronic kidney disease.

(3) Pregnant women eating too many cherries will increase the extra burden on the stomach and intestines and easily cause vomiting symptoms. So although cherries are delicious, they should not be eaten too much. For mild discomfort, sugarcane juice can be used to clear heat and remove toxins.