Tofu, I believe everyone has eaten it, and even some people often have a bottle of tofu at home, which is particularly delicious to eat with tofu when you are hungry. However, although the taste of tofu is very good, people want to eat it again, but everyone should know that tofu is not something that everyone can eat, and the following types of people cannot eat it.

What are the nutrients of tofu?

The zinc and B vitamins contained in tofu are very high, regular eating of tofu can not only help supplement the body's vitamins, but also help supplement zinc, and at the same time, tofu contains some essential amino acids that the human body can not synthesize, and these essential amino acids can help the elderly prevent dementia and avoid the appearance of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, so no matter what age group is eating some tofu in daily life, it is good for the body. However, it should be noted that although tofu is very nutritious and tastes good, some people cannot eat it.

Who should not consume tofu?

1. Patients with hypertensive nephropathy and gout

Because tofu contains a lot of salt and purines, patients with high blood pressure, kidney disease, and gout should try not to eat tofu if they regularly consume tofu, which will make the body's salt and purines too high, and it is easy to lose control of blood pressure and aggravate gout symptoms.

2. Pregnant women

In the process of making tofu, it is easy to have some bacteria exceeding the standard, because it contains monosodium glutamate, which is not good for the fetus and may cause fetal malformations. In addition, tofu will be easy to breed some bacteria after fermentation, if pregnant women eat it will affect the fetus or young children, and tofu will be put into a lot of salt in the process of making, some pregnant women will have edema in the third trimester, if you also regularly eat tofu will cause the body's water and sodium retention and make edema aggravated.

Therefore, everyone should know that although tofu is delicious and has high nutritional value, the above two types of people cannot eat tofu. It is also important to note that you should not consume tofu when you have bloating. Zhang Hua, chief physician of the oncology department of Guangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, once said in an interview that patients with abdominal distension should avoid some salty foods, and a large amount of salt will be added to tofu in the process of making tofu, so try to avoid eating tofu when there is bloating, and in addition to tofu, some salted fish and salted meat and other foods should also be noted.

Tips

Although tofu is common and delicious, it is necessary to pay attention not to eat too much, even if it is a healthy person, if you often eat too much, you will get too much salt, which is easy to increase the blood volume of the body, and there will be some bacteria in the process of making tofu, and eating a large amount of it is not good for the body.