In addition to seasoning in daily meals, vinegar seems to have many more [magical] effects in recent years:
Many businesses have begun to publicize the benefits of edible vinegar, and various kinds of fruit vinegar are also emerging one after another. Vinegar derivatives such as vinegar soaked peanuts, vinegar soaked bananas, vinegar soaked onions and so on are also popular.
However, not everyone can be jealous. Eating vinegar incorrectly may also cause other health problems.
Today, Dr. Clove invited Dr. Metcalf JV from the Department of Digestive Internal Medicine to tell everyone how to be correct [jealous].
Can these people be jealous or not?
There are 7 kinds of news circulating on the Internet that people cannot be jealous, but it is not unreasonable to look carefully. We also take this opportunity to sort out who should not be jealous:
1. People with dysphagia and gastrointestinal symptoms
Vinegar is acidic and has inevitable damage to throat. Therefore, these people are jealous and may aggravate the symptoms of dysphagia. Similarly, vinegar may also aggravate the abdominal pain symptoms of peptic ulcer patients.
2. Patients with hypokalemia
Although the occurrence rate is relatively low, long-term large amount of vinegar can cause hypokalemia, and hypokalemia will have various adverse consequences.
Therefore, this kind of people should stop thinking of jealousy.
3. People with sensitive teeth or oral problems
Acetic acid in vinegar is corrosive and can cause damage to teeth and oral mucosa.
However, there is also a way: use a straw. Drinking through a straw can reduce the contact between acetic acid and oral cavity and teeth, and can also avoid certain damage. In addition, it can be diluted by mixing fruit juice or water.
4. People who are taking medicine
The interaction between vinegar and drugs mainly includes the following aspects:
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It is easy to cause hypokalemia, so people taking digoxin (cardiotonic drugs) and diuretics must be careful not to be jealous.
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Acetic acid can change the local pH value and may affect the properties and absorption of some drugs. If there are drugs to be taken, it must not be taken at the same time with acetic acid, preferably at intervals of more than half an hour.
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When insulin and other drugs are used to treat diabetic patients, vinegar may lead to dangerous hypoglycemia, and vinegar should be avoided.
5. People who are allergic to vinegar
Allergy to vinegar, like allergy to fish, shrimp and mangoes, cannot be changed, so such people can only try not to be jealous to avoid adverse reactions.
How can jealousy be correct?
STEP 1 Don’t eat too much
Several cases of reported low potassium, osteoporosis or throat cauterization were caused by long-term drinking of large amounts of vinegar.
The correct method is not to drink too much at one time. Drinking 30 ml a day should be the upper limit.
2. Rinse your mouth or brush your teeth in time
Whether it is ordinary edible vinegar or apple vinegar, the acetic acid in it makes them corrosive and easy to cause damage to oral cavity and teeth.
As mentioned above, using straws or other beverages to dilute vinegar can reduce the damage. In addition, gargling and brushing teeth in time after jealousy can reduce the damage to oral mucosa and teeth.
STEP 3 Don’t be jealous on an empty stomach
Acetic acid itself is an acidic substance, fasting jealousy is easy to aggravate the symptoms of heartburn and abdominal pain.
No matter how advertised, the current research on the effect of acetic acid on health is still relatively preliminary. In other words, whether vinegar is beneficial to the body and how beneficial it is are still controversial.
Although most studies show that vinegar is safe, there are also cases reporting some adverse consequences of long-term jealousy.
Therefore, no matter how much merchants advocate the efficacy of vinegar products, there seems to be insufficient evidence at present. However, as long as it is not a person who cannot be jealous, if you pay a little attention when eating, it will not be harmful.
Don’t take vinegar too seriously. It should be the best way to treat it as a snack and condiment.
In a word, healthy people can drink a small amount of vinegar, while those who are ill and need to take drugs should avoid vinegar.