January 2, 2024 | 05:29 pm PT
I often eat hotpot three to 4 instances per 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 throughout the chilly season and on gathering events. Having fun with hotpot whereas concurrently speaking has turn into widespread, making it regular for a hotpot session to final three to 4 hours.
Nevertheless, this isn’t good for our well being.
You must spend not more than two hours consuming hotpot. A protracted meal could put steady pressure in your abdomen. It might probably additionally enhance the manufacturing of gastric juices, bile, and pancreatic enzymes to cope with the meals consumption. Substances can also lose their diet worth because of being soaked and cooked for too lengthy.
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A hotpot gathering. Illustration photograph by Freepik |
Lengthy consuming time additionally ends in better consumed meals quantity, which can result in weight acquire. Hotpot broth is wealthy in fats and ldl cholesterol, which can enhance the danger of gout and elevated blood uric acid stage if consumed an excessive amount of.
With a view to get the most effective 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 helpful. The components ought 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 similar to shrimp, clams, or snails, or meals which are 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 per week as this will hurt your digestive system and disrupt diet steadiness. You must restrict hotpot consumption to as soon as each one or two weeks.
Dr. Nguyen Hoai Thu
Vietnam Institute of Utilized Medication