Raisins are naturally or artificially dried grapes. This dried fruit is rich in vitamins and beneficial elements that have a positive effect on health and well-being. However, raisins can cause some harm to the body. In addition, for some diseases, it should not be included in the diet.
By their nature, raisins are the most useful and safe product. It can be included in the menu of small children, pregnant and lactating mothers, but the amount of this dried fruit should be small. The fact is that raisins, for example, can change the composition of breast milk, which can adversely affect a newborn baby. This product often causes digestive problems in pregnant women. In childhood, very hard raisins can damage the teeth.
Despite its many beneficial properties, you should not over-consume raisins. Otherwise, it can "clog" the stomach, leading to pain and mild diarrhea. Moreover, in some cases, this dried fruit can cause pain in the intestines. It should not be used by people who have an ulcer or enterocolitis.
Dried grapes, if eaten a lot and often, easily become the cause of allergies.
Raisins are very sweet and high in calories, they contain a lot of glucose. Because of these features, such a dried fruit should not be included in the diet of people who have diabetes. Raisins will also negatively affect the health of those individuals who are prone to gaining excess weight. The harm of raisins is that they very easily provoke obesity. Despite the fact that dried fruit relieves hunger, it contains fast carbohydrates. This feature can provoke overeating.
Do not eat unwashed raisins. This dried fruit should be very well washed and peeled, soaked. This will help reduce the risk of poisoning. In addition, steeping the dried fruit will make the raisins softer and tastier.
Contraindications for the use of raisins also include diseases such as the latent form of pulmonary tuberculosis, cholelithiasis.
