What is guava? Can guava help you lose weight?

Guava is not only nutritious, but also contains dietary fiber, vitamin C and other nutrients. I often hear elders say that eating guava with the seeds will cause constipation, so you should remove the seeds when eating guava. But I also heard that guava seeds have high nutritional value, so it is better to eat them with the seeds. How should you eat it? Do you know?

Contents of this article

1. What is guava?

2. Can guava help you lose weight?

3. Will eating guava seeds cause constipation?

What is guava?

Guava is a tropical fruit tree with strong adaptability. It is native to tropical America and spread to tropical and subtropical regions of the world in the 16th and 17th centuries, such as North America, Oceania, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, North Africa, Vietnam, etc. It was introduced to China around the end of the 17th century. It is cultivated in Taiwan, Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Jiangxi, Yunnan and other provinces, and has become a wild fruit tree in some places.

I often hear elders say that eating guava with the seeds will cause constipation, so we should remove the seeds when eating guava. But I also heard that guava seeds have high nutritional value, so it is better to eat them with the seeds. Netizens asked: "Will eating guava without removing the seeds cause constipation?" Whether guava seeds can be eaten or not, let the nutritionist answer you one by one.

Can guava help you lose weight?

Eating guava can help you lose weight.

Guava is not only nutritious, but also contains dietary fiber, vitamin C and other nutrients, which are helpful for weight loss.

Will eating guava seeds cause constipation?

As for the elders often saying that eating guava seeds can easily lead to constipation, the reason is that guava seeds are relatively hard and difficult for the intestines to digest. In addition, dietary fiber has strong water absorption capacity and can absorb more than 50 to 200 times its own volume of water. Therefore, people with poor gastrointestinal function or slow intestinal peristalsis will easily suffer from constipation if they eat guava seeds without replenishing enough water.

Nutritionists point out that if you want to avoid constipation when eating guava, the recommended water intake is 30cc of body weight, and it is better to consume about 1500-2000cc of water per day. For people with poor stomach function, do not eat guava with the seeds to avoid excessive intestinal stimulation, which may worsen intestinal problems.