Is it okay to eat too many clams?

There are many types of seafood, but not all seafood is suitable for human consumption, and some seafood can cause harm to the human body if consumed too much. Clams are a common seafood that people eat. There are many types of clams, such as flower clams, white clams, oil clams, etc. Is it good for people to eat too many clams? Before eating clams, you must make sure that the clams are fresh. Moreover, for some special groups of people, eating more clams is very beneficial to the body. Let's learn about it together.

1. Nutritional value of clams

Clams contain a large amount of trace elements needed by the human body and rich nutrients such as minerals. They are a very good health food.

1. Clams are not only delicious, but also nutritious, making them a good value for money seafood. It is rich in various nutrients such as protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, iron, phosphorus, iodine, vitamins, amino acids and taurine. It is a high-protein, low-calorie food. Clams are the best food for preventing and treating chronic diseases in middle-aged and elderly people.

2. Clams taste salty and cold, and have the effects of diuresis and swelling, nourishing yin and moistening dryness, and softening and dispersing lumps. Medical books record about clams: "Clams are moisturizing and help produce body fluids, so they can moisten the five internal organs, stop thirst, and stimulate the appetite. Salt can enter the blood and soften hard masses, so they are used to treat blood clots in women and chronic diseases such as cold and heat." Now, in addition to this traditional way of eating, clam tissues are also chemically extracted, and the extract is called clam toxin. Related animal experiments have also proved that clams have inhibitory and alleviating effects on sarcoma and ascites tumors in mice.

3. Modern medicine believes that stewing clam meat three times a day can effectively treat diabetes; eating clam meat and leeks can treat symptoms such as dry cough, thirst, irritability, and hot hands and feet caused by yin deficiency. Regular consumption of clams also has certain therapeutic effects on jaundice, goiter, urinary problems, abdominal distension and other diseases.

4. Clams have the nutritional characteristics of high trace elements, high protein, high iron, high calcium and low fat. Therefore, eating clams can effectively supplement calcium, iron and other nutrients. Therefore, clams are very suitable for people suffering from calcium deficiency and anemia. In addition, clam meat also contains Dalta 7-cholesterol and 24-methylene cholesterol, which have the effect of lowering serum cholesterol. They have the unique effect of inhibiting the synthesis of cholesterol in the liver and accelerating the excretion of cholesterol, thereby lowering cholesterol in the body.

2. Who is suitable to eat clams?

Clams are edible to the general public. It is mainly manifested in the following applicable groups:

(1) It is especially suitable for people with high cholesterol, hyperlipidemia, goiter, bronchitis, stomach problems, etc.

(2) It is suitable for people with pulmonary tuberculosis, cough and hemoptysis, yin deficiency and night sweats, weak constitution and malnutrition.

(3) It is suitable for cancer patients and those after radiotherapy or chemotherapy.

(4) It is suitable for patients with diabetes, lupus erythematosus, and Sjögren’s syndrome.

(5) It is suitable for people with jaundice and urinary tract infection.

(6) It is suitable for people who are drunk.

3. Who is not suitable to eat clams?

(1) People with chronic illnesses should eat with caution, and those with weak spleen and stomach should not eat too much.

(2) People with cold stomachache and abdominal pain should avoid eating

(3) Women should avoid eating it during menstruation and after giving birth.

(4) People who have caught a cold should avoid eating it.