Oranges are one of the most delicious and healthy fruits that both children and adults adore. They contain a large amount of vitamins, and the sweet and refreshing orange juice is indispensable in the hot summer. However, oranges have their own peculiarities of consumption that everyone should know.
Benefit
Oranges, first of all, are recommended for people who often suffer from colds, since vitamin C contained in their composition helps to strengthen the immune system and fight pathogens. In addition, oranges contain natural antibiotics - phytoncides, which reduce the intensity of inflammatory processes in the body. Shown the use of oranges for people with vitamin deficiency, iron deficiency anemia, atherosclerosis and hypertension.
Due to their high calorie content and nutritional value, oranges are highly valued by nutritionists and women who want to get a beautiful rounded figure.
These orange fruits are also useful for various diseases of the joints, lungs and liver. They are also able to improve digestion, appetite and the state of the vascular system, help with constipation or skin problems. So, various recipes, including orange, are widely used in cosmetology and aromatherapy - cosmetic masks saturate dry skin with vitamins and moisturize it, and orange essential oil poured into an aroma lamp perfectly tones, relieves fatigue and increases resistance to cold weather.
Harm
Oranges are forbidden to be consumed by people suffering from high acidity and ulcerative diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, as well as people with diabetes, since these fruits contain a huge amount of natural sugar. It is forbidden to give oranges to allergy sufferers, and pregnant women should consume them in very small quantities so that the unborn child does not develop diathesis and allergy to citrus fruits.
Due to their high sugar and acid content, oranges can thin tooth enamel and increase its sensitivity.
This is where the main contraindications to eating oranges end, however, in order to avoid possible problems, you should not exceed the adequate amount of fruit eaten. Otherwise, an allergic reaction may develop, resulting in the appearance of pink flaky spots on the body. It should also be remembered that the quality of oranges depends on the length of time they have been on the counter, as well as on the degree of their chemical processing. In addition, the largest amount of vitamins is contained not in the orange pulp, but in the peel of the fruit - which is why it is important to carefully choose oranges, avoiding too bright and large fruits.
