Drink red bean and barley water to dispel dampness and swelling, eat bitter gourd to lower blood sugar?

In the past August, the weather was still hot, and many people still adhere to the summer "health" habit, such as drinking red bean and barley water to eliminate dampness and swelling, eating bitter gourd to lower blood sugar, etc.

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Rumor: It is popular among folks to eat bitterness in summer.

The truth: Food expert Yun Wuxin told the Beijing News that the existing scientific evidence is insufficient to prove that eating bitter gourd has the effect of lowering blood sugar.

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Rumor: Recently, there has been a spread on the Internet that you cannot drink beverages with sweeteners, thinking that it will increase appetite and lead to obesity

The truth: An article from the Health Communication Branch of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association pointed out that most sweeteners do not participate in the body's metabolism.

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Rumor: The weather in August is still hot, especially in many areas in the south.

The truth: An article on the popular science China platform sponsored by the China Association for Science and Technology and the National Health Commission pointed out that from the analysis of nutritional components, red beans and barley are considered alone or combined, and they have no special effect on solving the problem of edema

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Rumor: Many people don't like drinking hot water, and feel that cold water is too cold, so they drink hot and cold water, but the elders always warn that drinking hot and cold water will cause diarrhea

The truth: An article in Popular Science China pointed out that whether it is cold water or hot water, if it can be guaranteed that it is boiled water or bottled water with qualified sanitary indicators, it can be mixed and drunk without causing diarrhea

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Can soda water regulate acid-base physique? Can't
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Rumor: There are rumors on the Internet that soda water can regulate the body's acid-base balance
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The truth: There is an article in Popular Science China that under normal circumstances, the pH value of a healthy human body will remain within a constant range, and the normal diet cannot adjust the pH value of body fluids, nor will it change because of drinking soda
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Instead of caring about eating alkaline foods, it is better to pay attention to food diversification and make nutrient intake more balanced and comprehensive
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