Canned yellow peaches help boost immunity

The sweet canned yellow peach is a childhood memory
for many people.
"When I was a child, as soon as I had a fever and cold, my mother would buy me canned yellow peaches" "After eating canned yellow peaches, the cold symptoms really alleviated" .
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Nowadays, in the face of the new crown virus infection, some people also include canned yellow peaches in the home rehabilitation stockpiling list
.
Is canned yellow peaches really that magical? Several experts say that canned yellow peaches are nutritious and can boost appetite, but they are more like a sweet "placebo" and cannot relieve the symptoms of
the disease.
Especially do not consume when coughing, it may aggravate symptoms
.

Yellow peaches are rich in a variety of nutrients that help improve immunity "From the perspective of daily consumption, yellow peaches themselves are rich in a variety of
nutrients.
Yellow peaches contain vitamin C, B vitamins, lycopene, etc.
, which have certain benefits for promoting metabolism and improving immunity; Yellow peaches contain zinc, selenium and other mineral elements, in addition, yellow peaches contain more potassium, potassium is an element
that will make people feel happy.
Zuo Xiaoxia, director of the nutrition department of the Eighth Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital, said
.

For many people who have a poor appetite due to colds and fevers, moderate amounts of yellow peaches can also help replenish energy and boost appetite
.
Zuo Xiaoxia introduced that yellow peaches contain more sugar, which can quickly replenish energy to the body and restore some physical strength, and yellow peaches are rich in dietary fiber, especially pectin, which can promote intestinal peristalsis and laxative; The citric acid, malic acid, etc.
contained in yellow peaches can stimulate appetite when appetite is not good, so that people can eat something
.

In the northeast and even nationwide, canned yellow peaches have become childhood memories
for a generation.
"In the past, there was a lack of supplies and inconvenient transportation, but in winter, especially in the north, there is a lack of fresh fruit, and canned fruit has become a substitute
.
Slowly, many people have the habit of eating canned fruit, and it has even become a tradition
.
Zuo Xiaoxia said that yellow peaches can be said to be outstanding canned fruit raw materials
.
Unlike apples and pears that tend to change in color and taste when made into canned fruits, yellow peaches have a more beautiful color and taste after
being made into canned fruits.
However, after making canned food, the nutrients of the fruit are lost, and people can choose fresh fruit instead of canned food
.

Canned yellow peaches are not a substitute for treatment, and may even aggravate cough "However, canned yellow peaches are not really a special medicine for fever and cough, it is like the cake you eat when you are stressed, the milk tea you drink over, it is more of a sweet 'placebo'
.
" Gao Xiaoling, deputy director of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine of the Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, reminded that eating fruits cannot replace drug treatment, and if the new crown is diagnosed, it must be scientifically used for treatment
.
When the symptoms are severe, actively go to the hospital and cooperate with the doctor for treatment
.

"When cough symptoms occur, eating sweets such as canned yellow peaches can worsen the cough
.
On the one hand, sweets can directly stimulate the nerves in the throat, reflexively cause cough, and aggravate cough; On the other hand, because sugar will stimulate the throat mucosa, resulting in increased throat secretions, coupled with the viscosity of sugar, the secretions are more viscous, resulting in sputum is not easy to cough up, and aggravate cough.

In addition, if the cough is a symptom caused by a respiratory infection, the sugar in the sweet food can cause bacteria to multiply in large numbers, aggravating the cough
.
Gao Xiaoling introduced
.

For some netizens who said that they prefer to eat refrigerated canned yellow peaches when they are sick, Gao Xiaoling reminded that when coughing symptoms, they should try to avoid eating iced food
.
Cold food will cause certain irritation to the airway, causing the airway to contract, resulting in airway spasm, narrowing of the airway, and aggravation
of coughing symptoms.

Two experts said that because of the added sugar in cans, pay attention to the appropriate amount when eating, diabetics, gastritis patients are not suitable for consumption, allergic people can not eat canned yellow peaches
.
Therefore, for the "mysterious power" of canned yellow peaches, consumers also need to look at
it objectively.

(Wang Yuan)

China Food News(2023.
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(Responsible editor: Zhu Meiqiao)