We are already in the heat of tomatoes and we can not ignore the question of which people are suitable for consumption.
Today we learn more and more about the benefits of these juicy vegetables, but unfortunately, we can not forget a number of contraindications and hidden dangers for the human body.
Why not everyone can eat tomatoes
Allergies
Food allergies to tomatoes are usually caused by the content of their allergen – lycopene. In some cases, symptoms of allergy may develop within one hour of consumption. Therefore, those found to have an allergy have to stay away from tomatoes.
The rest of the red pigment lycopene is very useful, as a powerful antioxidant, 10 times better with beta-carotene, and as effective protection against prostate cancer.
Diseases of the biliary tract
Tomatoes have an active choleretic effect. And it can cause gall bladder spasms, stones and biliary obstruction, the consequences of which can be very sad.
Kidney Disease
There is a myth that tomatoes, due to the high content of oxalic acid, lead to the formation of oxalate stones in the kidneys. In fact, oxalic acid is virtually absent in tomatoes (about 2-5 mg per 100 grams), but people suffering from urolithiasis still need to use them with caution.
Among vegetables and fruits, you can easily find more generous sources of oxalic acid. For example, 100 grams of beets contain 500 to 675 milligrams of this substance, spinach up to 600 milligrams and potatoes to 40 milligrams.
Pancreatitis
Tomato eating helps improve digestion, increases appetite, and suppresses the growth of harmful bacteria, but with pancreatitis against tomatoes, some limitations have to be respected.
Pancreatic inflammation should not eat vegetables and fruits that contain a lot of acids. Fresh tomatoes, in this case, are undesirable. Another thing if they were subjected to a minimum, but heat treatment.
In addition, during heat treatment (particularly when preserved), the vegetable does not lose its beneficial properties. On the contrary, they even increase the content of the “magical” lycopene.
Any damage to the pancreas results in serious consequences and prolonged treatment
Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
People with acute gastritis or colitis should really exclude from their diet fresh tomatoes that contain significant amounts of plant acids. It is true that this applies not only to tomatoes but also to many other fresh vegetables.
As for “at night”, it is probably the diuretic effect of tomatoes. This causes the kidneys to work actively and distill large amounts of fluid through themselves.
If a person has no health problems, can safely prepare a delicious tomato salad with vegetable oil for dinner. For those with kidney problems, it is filled with frequent night-time to the bathroom
Hypertension
In hypertension, the use of tomatoes is contraindicated. At the same time, fresh tomatoes prevent the accumulation of “bad” cholesterol on the walls of the blood vessels, which is vital for hypertensive patients.
A disease of the joints
To identify the sensitivity of the body to tomatoes doctors advise their patients to do this experiment: Remove all from your diet for a period of three months and then gradually enter them. So with the help of a diet, you can trace how arthritis responds to the appearance of the mass of tomatoes and their relatives.
How to lose weight and improve your heart with the help of tomatoes
As you can see, tomatoes containing a sparing quantity of oxalic acid are unlikely to disrupt the metabolism of salt in the body. But these fruits accumulate many potassium salts (up to 300 mg per 100 grams), which improves the functioning of the heart.
Japanese scientists called tomatoes and tomato juice miraculous products for the heart and blood vessels. Observing the condition of patients who have used unlimited amounts of salt-free tomato juice, they are convinced to significantly lower their blood pressure and the level of harmful cholesterol.
Nutritionists advise using tomatoes for those who want to lose weight. Juicy vegetables have low calories (15-20 kilocalories per 100 grams), but at the same time high in vitamins and fiber. Such a diet is very effective, does not harm health and does not require much cost. Of course, this does not mean that we should only limit some tomatoes.
