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Summer is here, do you also like the feeling of cooling off by eating some bitter gourd? But do you know that for us older people, as good as bitter gourd is, eating too much of it may cause some trouble. Next, I will discuss this issue, give a few fictional examples, but all have some truth to them.
The bitterness in bitter gourd is due to a substance called bitter melon extract. This substance may be a good helper for lowering blood sugar and blood lipids for young people, but for us older people, if the stomach is not well, there may be discomfort.
Let’s consider a fictional example, an old man who used to have high blood sugar. Hearing that bitter gourd is good, he ate it every day, but instead of lowering his blood sugar, he ended up with stomach pain. This is because bitter melon extract stimulates the gastric mucosa, which could be a burden for elderly people with stomach problems.
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