During the Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncakes are an indispensable traditional delicacy; however, they are not suitable for everyone. The following groups should pay attention to their mooncake intake:
– Hypertension patients should avoid high-fat and high-cholesterol foods. Mooncakes are rich in sugar and grease, and overeating may lead to hyperlipidemia, thereby worsening hypertension conditions. – Individuals with high blood lipid levels and coronary heart disease need to be cautious, as the sugar and fat content in mooncakes may increase blood viscosity. Eating too many not only worsens heart blood supply but may also trigger a myocardial infarction.
– Patients with gastrointestinal diseases, especially those with gastritis, gastric ulcers, or duodenal ulcers, may experience gastrointestinal bleeding from excessive consumption of mooncakes.
– Diabetic patients should avoid mooncakes due to their high sugar content, as consuming them can easily raise blood sugar levels, which is detrimental to disease management.
– Infants and the elderly, whose digestive systems are either weak or not fully developed, may face increased burdens on their spleen and stomach from excessive mooncake consumption.
– Patients with cholecystitis or gallstones should refrain from fatty foods. The content of animal and plant oils in mooncakes is not low, which is harmful to the health of these patients.
Therefore, while enjoying the festive atmosphere, the aforementioned groups should moderate their intake of mooncakes.
