January 2, 2024 | 05:29 pm PT
I often eat hotpot three to 4 occasions every week, with every session lasting between three and 4 hours. Is that this good for my well being? (Hung, 35, Hanoi)
Reply:
Hotpot is an attractive dish, particularly in the course of the chilly season and on gathering events. Having fun with hotpot whereas concurrently speaking has develop into widespread, making it regular for a hotpot session to final three to 4 hours.
Nevertheless, this isn’t good for our well being.
It is best to spend not more than two hours consuming hotpot. A chronic meal could put steady pressure in your abdomen. It might additionally enhance the manufacturing of gastric juices, bile, and pancreatic enzymes to take care of the meals consumption. Components can also lose their diet worth as a consequence of being soaked and cooked for too lengthy.
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A hotpot gathering. Illustration picture by Freepik |
Lengthy consuming time additionally leads to larger consumed meals quantity, which can result in weight acquire. Hotpot broth is wealthy in fats and ldl cholesterol, which can improve the chance of gout and elevated blood uric acid degree if consumed an excessive amount of.
With the intention to get one of the best diet from hotpot, it’s suggested to drink a small quantity of water earlier than consuming. Consuming greens first and meat final can also be really useful. The substances needs to be sliced and immersed within the broth for round one minute to make sure that they get cooked utterly and are protected to digest. For seafood with thick shells resembling shrimp, clams, or snails, or meals which can be in ball type, it’s essential to immerse them in boiling broth for greater than 5 minutes.
It’s suggested to not eat hotpot too regularly in every week as this may occasionally hurt your digestive system and disrupt diet stability. It is best to restrict hotpot consumption to as soon as each one or two weeks.
Dr. Nguyen Hoai Thu
Vietnam Institute of Utilized Medication