Nutritionist Irina Toropygina: eating tomatoes in some cases makes you feel worse.
Usually, tomatoes are named among the most useful foods for health. Available vegetables are an excellent source of vitamin C, as well as the flavonoid naringenin, a substance that can suppress inflammation. In addition, tomatoes are high in lycopene, an antioxidant that reduces the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
But nutritionist Toropygina noted in an interview: tomatoes should not be considered exclusively useful, they can also negatively affect the body.
“A lot depends on where the tomatoes are grown: in a garden greenhouse or in soil with chemical fertilizers. In the second case, you run the risk of getting more nitrates and other harmful substances than good, ”the expert warned in an interview with the 74.ru portal.
The specialist noted that adverse reactions after eating tomatoes may occur due to individual intolerance. In addition, people suffering from gout may react poorly to the product (they may experience an exacerbation of the condition).
Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract is another reason to eat tomatoes with caution: they can worsen well-being if there are ulcers, gastritis. With these pathologies, tomatoes provoke an increase in the inflammation associated with them. For people who have been diagnosed with cholelithiasis, the nutritionist advised not to eat tomatoes without first consulting a doctor.
Also, nutritionist Toropygina recalled that natural sugars are present in tomatoes –
cause jumps in blood sugar.”
In any case, the expert stressed, one should not eat too many tomatoes.
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Important! Information provided in reference purposes. Ask a specialist about contraindications and side effects and under no circumstances self-medicate. Seek medical attention at the first sign of illness.
Irina Toropygina healthy lifestyle dietitian, nutritionist