Eating too many tangerines will really turn you yellow! How long will it take to recover?

Review expert: Wang Xuejiang, professor at Capital Medical University

As the Spring Festival approaches

“Star New Year’s Goods” Sugar Mandarin Oranges make a shining debut!

The sugar oranges are delicious too!

I can't stop eating one after another!

The Crazy Sugar Orange brings not only the flavor of the New Year but also happiness

There are also yellow skin and oral discomfort caused by inflammation

So, why does eating tangerines turn you into a Minion?

Can I restore my original skin color?

Eating sugar oranges will make you get angry, and not eating them will make you get even more angry

What should I do about this?

I'm crazy about showing off my tangerines, why did I turn yellow?

I believe everyone has had this experience: after eating a lot of sugar oranges, you find that your palms and forehead turn yellow! Why is this? Can you change back?

Why did you become a "Minion"?

0 1 Eating too much tangerines may indeed cause the skin to turn yellow, which is mainly due to the β-carotene contained in tangerines. Under normal circumstances, β-carotene will be converted into vitamin A, which is beneficial to visual development and normal function maintenance, and has relatively high nutritional value for the human body. However, if we eat a large amount of tangerines in a short period of time, the carotenoids that cannot be completely metabolized will enter the blood and deposit in the palms, soles, forehead and nose skin where capillaries are more abundant, causing the skin to turn yellow, thus leading to "hypercarotenemia".

Hypercarotenemia

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Hypercarotenaemia is a benign disease that causes yellowing of the skin due to increased levels of beta-carotene in the blood. Pigmentation is mainly concentrated in areas with thick keratin such as the palms, soles, forehead, nose tip and nasolabial folds, but it does not affect the sclera and mucous membranes.

Generally speaking, excessive intake of foods rich in carotene is the main cause of hypercarotenemia. Not only orange and yellow fruits and vegetables contain a lot of carotene, but green fruits and vegetables, such as spinach, asparagus, broccoli, cucumber, pumpkin and other foods also have a relatively high carotene content.

In addition, endocrine and metabolic disorders are also a major cause of hypercarotenemia. Hyperlipidemia, diabetes, anorexia nervosa and other diseases that may cause hypercholesterolemia may also cause hypercarotenemia.

Can the Minions return to normal?

0 3Although the name of hypercarotenemia sounds scary, it actually has little impact on health. Hypercarotenemia does not require special treatment. Generally, after stopping or reducing the intake of foods rich in carotene for a period of time, the skin color will gradually return to normal, so there is no need to worry too much.

This yellowing is not normal!

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In addition to the yellowing caused by eating tangerines, we also need to pay special attention to the yellowing caused by pathological jaundice .

Jaundice is caused by elevated bilirubin in the serum. Bilirubin comes from decomposed old red blood cells, which are processed in the liver and finally discharged into the intestine through the bile duct. When red blood cells are destroyed too much, liver cells are damaged, or bile is stagnant, bilirubin may increase.

Jaundice is usually the first manifestation of some diseases. Diseases that may cause jaundice include viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver cancer, etc. So when we find that the skin turns yellow, we should pay attention to the location, duration and degree of the yellowing, and also pay attention to whether there are other symptoms or manifestations, such as itchy skin, fatigue, loss of appetite, upper abdominal pain, and fever.

Crazy "show off" sugar oranges, I'm getting angry again...

Although sugar oranges are delicious, many people are worried that eating oranges will cause "heaty fever". Some people have indeed experienced dry mouth, sore throat, mouth ulcers, swollen gums and other discomforts after eating oranges. Is this really caused by oranges?

Sugar oranges are high in sugar

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The reason why fruits are sweet is that they contain glucose, fructose and sucrose , which have different sweetness levels, with fructose being the sweetest . The overall sugar content of sugar oranges is around 10% to 13%.

Source: Science Popularization China

When we eat tangerines one bite after another, high-concentration sugar liquid continuously enters the mouth and throat, causing the oral and throat mucosa to fall into a high osmotic pressure environment, which in turn causes cell dehydration, dry mouth and even ulcers will naturally occur.

Contains pro-inflammatory ingredients

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Consuming a large amount of high-sugar foods can easily increase the risk of inflammation in the body. Studies have found that citrus fruits do contain some pro-inflammatory proteins, which may also be one of the reasons why people develop oral ulcers and sore throats after eating a lot of oranges. Although the relevant study used mandarin oranges, the researchers pointed out that wide-skinned citrus fruits (i.e., there is a certain gap between the peel and the flesh, which is easy to peel) all have this ingredient, and similar symptoms may occur when excessive intake is taken.

Sugar oranges are delicious, but they should be eaten in moderation

It can be seen that eating sugar oranges and turning into a "minion", having sore throats, mouth ulcers, etc., is mainly related to the intake. According to the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents", the daily fruit intake should be 200-350 grams, which is about the amount of 2-3 medium-sized oranges. If you eat sugar oranges, it is best not to eat more than 10 a day. Eating "by the pound" is definitely excessive.