1. Will eating pumpkin make you fat

Eating pumpkin won't make you fat. In China, pumpkin is used as a dish and as a substitute food. Its calorie and fat content are very low. If you eat it often, you won't get fat. Although it tastes sweet, its sugar content is not high. Therefore, it not only has no effect of fattening, but also has a good effect of weight loss. Pumpkin is rich in vitamin A, dietary fiber and some substances that can reduce blood sugar and promote human insulin secretion. It plays a good role in improving digestion, cleaning intestines and reducing weight.

2. Advantages and disadvantages of eating pumpkin

Benefits:

Defecation and beauty: pumpkin is rich in dietary fiber and vitamin A. the former can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, promote digestion and make stool unobstructed; The latter can make people's skin more moist and beautiful, and has a good cosmetic effect.

Protect gastric mucosa: after eating pumpkin, it can promote bile secretion, protect the intestines and stomach from the stimulation of rough food and promote food digestion.

Lowering blood sugar and blood pressure: Pumpkin contains substances that can adjust the insulin balance, which can maintain the normal blood pressure and blood sugar of the human body, and has the effect of lowering blood sugar and blood pressure.

Prevention of prostate: the lipids contained in pumpkin seeds have a good preventive and therapeutic effect on urinary system diseases and benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Disadvantages:

If you eat too much pumpkin, it will cause β- Carotene is deposited in the cuticle of human skin, which will turn yellow over time. In addition, pumpkin is rich in starch, sugar and cellulose, which is easy to cause flatulence.