Eating out every time makes your face swollen 6 fruits and vegetables rich in potassium help to drain water

Are you swollen again? Modern people often eat out, and their sodium intake generally exceeds the standard. Coupled with long periods of sitting and little exercise, they often suffer from facial edema and lower limb edema! Nutritionists say that to improve edema, you should consume a moderate amount of potassium-containing fruits and vegetables. Potassium can combine with sodium, helping to excrete it from the body and reduce excess water retention in the body.

Edema...eating out, sitting or standing for long periods of time, and not liking to exercise are all bad habits

Nutritionist Zhao Hanying said that common groups of people who suffer from edema-type obesity include those who eat out, sit or stand for long periods of time, often wear high heels, do not like exercise, and women before their menstrual period. Many women who love beauty are troubled by seeing their bodies become swollen. In fact, the key to a diet that eliminates edema is low salt and high potassium. Reducing sodium intake can prevent edema, while potassium helps drain water.

Nutritionist Zhao Hanying said that the key to reducing edema is a low-salt and high-potassium diet. Reducing sodium intake can avoid edema, while potassium helps drain water. (Photo provided by nutritionist Zhao Hanying)

How to choose healthy foods containing potassium? Common fruits and vegetables containing potassium include spinach, broccoli, celery, beetroot, grapefruit, bananas and apples. However, nutritionist Zhao Hanying combines other nutrients and specially recommends 6 kinds of fruits and vegetables that not only help eliminate edema but also promote health.

It should be noted that the following 6 kinds of edema-reducing fruits are more suitable for edema caused by eating out and sitting or standing for a long time, but they are ineffective for people with edema caused by protein deficiency, such as the elderly. Protein supplementation should be used to improve edema caused by malnutrition.

Bananas are high in potassium, making them the highest in the fruit world. Moderate intake can help fight edema.

【Top 6 foods for reducing edema】

1. Bananas: Bananas are considered happy food because they contain tryptophan, which can relax the mind and improve depression. They are also the best in the fruit world for their high potassium content, which helps to fight edema. Moreover, the magnesium and B vitamins in bananas can improve metabolism; the rich dietary fiber can stimulate gastrointestinal motility and excrete waste and toxins out of the body.

, strawberries taste sweet and sour, and contain an average of 198 mg of potassium per 100 grams. They can not only improve edema-type obesity, but also prevent high blood pressure.

2. Kiwi fruit: Kiwi fruit contains a lot of potassium, with an average of 300 mg of potassium per 100 grams. It can improve edema-type obesity and improve body circulation. The high amount of vitamin C and dietary fiber contained in kiwi fruit is also a magic weapon for women's beauty and intestinal health; and the beta-carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin in its ingredients are important phytochemicals for protecting eyesight.

3. Strawberry: You wouldn’t believe it! Strawberry, the dream fruit in women’s minds, can actually help eliminate edema. In fact, strawberries, which taste sweet and sour, contain an average of 198 mg of potassium per 100 grams. They can not only improve edema-type obesity, but also prevent high blood pressure. Their rich pectin is a water-soluble fiber that also has the effects of lowering cholesterol, lowering blood sugar and preventing the formation of body fat. However, it is best not to pair strawberries with milk. The ellagic acid in strawberries will affect the absorption of protein and iron. The oxalic acid in the ingredients will also combine with calcium to form grass calcium, reducing the calcium absorption rate.

The citric acid in lemon can enhance metabolism and reduce obesity.

4. Lemon: The vitamin C and bioflavonoids in lemon are natural antioxidants that can remove free radicals in the body and reduce inflammation; citric acid can enhance metabolism and reduce obesity. As for eliminating edema, the key still lies in "potassium". Take half a lemon with the skin and pulp, cut it into shreds every day, dilute it with 500 to 800c.c. of warm water, and drink it with a straw. It will not only help eliminate edema, but also avoid damage to tooth enamel.

5. Mino melon: Mino melon contains an average of 308 mg of potassium per 100 grams. It is one of the representatives of high-potassium fruits. It helps regulate water in the body, excrete excess water, and eliminate edema. In addition, the sweet, delicious and juicy melon is rich in vitamin A, beta-carotene, B vitamins and vitamin C, which can meet some of the trace nutrients needed by the human body. However, the nature of Meinong melon is cold, so people who are prone to diarrhea should not eat too much; Meinong melon seeds are not easy to digest, so people with poor gastrointestinal function should avoid eating them.

6. Celery: According to the Food Nutrition Database of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the average potassium content of every 100 grams of celery is 313 mg. It is a well-known high-potassium vegetable that can not only lower blood pressure but also fight edema-type obesity. In addition, the fiber content of celery is coarser than that of other vegetables, which can increase the feeling of fullness, improve constipation, eliminate intestinal stool, and restore a flat belly.