Blood sugar is relatively high. Can eating more pumpkins and beans lower blood sugar?

First of all, let's look at the origin of pumpkin's hypoglycemic effect. Studies have shown that pumpkin polysaccharide extracted from pumpkin is a hypoglycemic active component, which can significantly reduce the blood sugar level of diabetic model mice, and at the same time has a certain hypolipidemic effect. This experiment proves that pumpkin can lower blood sugar. To some extent, this statement is correct. However, on the one hand, this is only an animal experiment, on the other hand, we have repeatedly stressed that if the truly effective ingredients contained in food are converted into the amount of human body, you must eat too much food to have such efficacy value.

Then let's take a look at the evaluation of the influence of a conventional food on blood sugar. This is the glycemic index. Generally, foods with GI below 55 are called low GI foods. Generally speaking, foods with GI below 40 are safe for diabetics to eat. Everyone must understand a concept. Low GI only means that it will not cause blood sugar to rise or has little effect on blood sugar, and it does not mean that this food with low GI can lower blood sugar. The GI of pumpkin is 65-75. If diabetics take a large amount, they will not lower their blood sugar, but even raise it.

By the way, pumpkin. Chinese medicine believes that pumpkin is sweet and flat. Remove lung, spleen and stomach meridians. Has the effects of detoxicating and detumescence, and can be used for treating lung abscess, asthma and swelling and pain. Pumpkin can protect gastrointestinal mucosa from food stimulation and promote the healing of ulcer surface, so it is more suitable for patients with gastric ulcer or gastric ulcer. Pumpkin itself can also promote bile secretion, strengthen gastrointestinal peristalsis and help food digestion. ?

Pumpkin contains protein and protein, and is rich in immunocompetent proteins, various amino acids needed by human body and abundant polysaccharides. Pumpkin polysaccharide can improve human immunity, so it can regulate the immune system. It is rich in carotene and can be converted into vitamin A in human body. Vitamin A is an important vitamin in human body, which has the functions of protecting eyesight, promoting epithelial tissue growth and differentiation, and promoting bone development, and contains vitamin C. ..

Pumpkins are rich in dietary fiber and eat more high-fiber foods. The average daily intake of crude fiber is as high as 35 ~ 40g. The incidence of hyperlipidemia and other diseases is significantly lower than that of European and American residents whose dietary fiber intake is only 4 ~ 5g. As a result, people's interest in dietary fiber was aroused again and systematic research began. In recent decades, the intake of dietary fiber has decreased significantly. The so-called "life is getting better and better, and there is less and less fiber". Therefore, some so-called "modern civilization diseases" occur, such as obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and so on. And some diseases related to dietary fiber deficiency, such as intestinal cancer, constipation, intestinal polyps and so on.