Let fat change your face! Lemonade weight loss craze is back

As the weather gets warmer, the lemon water weight loss trend is making a comeback! Influenced by American singer Beyoncé and Korean actress Song Hye Kyo, there has been a lemon water weight loss craze in recent years. However, this sour fruit, known as the "mysterious medicinal fruit", is not only rich in vitamin C that helps burn calories, but can also relieve restlessness and calm the nerves. It was also used to treat scurvy in the past!

Preventing scurvy and obesity: Vitamin C's health benefits

Scurvy is a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C. It was once prevalent among sailors and navy personnel who had to work at sea for a long time. The main symptoms are bleeding spots on the skin, gums and mucous membranes. In the middle of the 18th century, British naval surgeon James Lind discovered that scurvy was related to diet. More than 40 years later, the British Navy required sailors to drink a certain amount of lemon leaf water every day to supplement vitamin C during voyages, which finally brought scurvy under control and even eradicated it.

In recent years, drinking lemon water to supplement vitamin C has also been seen as a way to lose weight. Vitamin C can help the body synthesize "carnitine". The higher the concentration of vitamin C in the body, the faster the fat burning rate during exercise.

Lemon water for weight loss! Flavored water has more effect than lemon vitamin C

However, Hong Ruopu, a nutritionist at the Zhongxiao branch of Taipei Municipal United Hospital, said that drinking lemon water to supplement vitamin C is not very effective in helping with weight loss, and the biggest contributor to weight loss with lemon water should be "water." For those who are trying to lose weight, zero-calorie boiled water is a must-have. It avoids increasing calorie intake but increases satiety, and avoids ketoacidosis symptoms such as dizziness, poor spirits, and sour and smelly urine caused by excessive ketoacidity during the weight loss process.

Nutritionist Hong Ruopu further pointed out that compared with vitamin C, vitamin B can promote the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and fats, and has a better effect on weight loss. As for lemon water for weight loss, the real function of lemon is to change the taste of bland boiled water, making the water slightly sour, which improves the palatability and helps achieve the goal of adequate water intake every day, thereby helping to control weight. However, it is not advisable to add sugar to lemon water, so as not to fail to lose weight by drinking sugary water.

Mysterious medicinal fruit! Lemon has high health and medicinal value

In addition to preventing vitamin C deficiency and scurvy and helping with weight loss, lemons are rich in nutrients such as vitamin C, citric acid, malic acid, sodium, potassium, etc. They have the effects of whitening skin, promoting skin metabolism, and relieving fatigue. They have high medicinal value and are known as the "mysterious medicinal fruit." According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, lemon has the medicinal effect of entering the liver, and has health benefits such as stimulating appetite and strengthening the spleen, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, relieving heat and eliminating restlessness.

[DIY healthy fruit and vegetable juice, add some lemon to make it taste better]

• Combination 1: lemon + apple + cabbage + ice cubes. It can help relieve constipation and eliminate toxins from the body.

• Combination 2: lemon + apple + cucumber + a little rock sugar. It can delay aging, lubricate the skin and maintain a slim figure.

• Combination 3: lemon + asparagus + cabbage + strawberry. It helps clean the blood, promote diuresis, lower blood lipids and protect blood vessels.