Semolina is often included in the children's diet, and many adults also like to eat semolina from time to time. With dosed use, the product can practically not negatively affect the body. However, if abused, it causes serious harm to health.
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It is difficult to unequivocally talk about the vast benefits of semolina for humans. The fact is that semolina is made from wheat, undergoes various processing, is crushed, in fact, turning into flour. As a result of this, many nutritional and beneficial elements simply disappear from the cereal. In addition, if you cook semolina porridge for a very long time, then it completely loses the remains of substances and vitamins necessary for good health. At the same time, this product still contains some "bad" components that can seriously harm health, especially in childhood, if there is porridge often and in large quantities.
The semolina contains a lot of gluten (gluten) and gliodin. These substances negatively affect the intestines, causing digestive problems. Acting together, they cause a strong fermentation of other food in the intestines, destroy the beneficial microflora. Gluten, if it enters a lot into the body of an adult, can penetrate the bloodstream and cause the development of certain diseases, for example, atherosclerosis.
Present in semolina is another very harmful element - phytin. It negatively affects the process of calcium absorption, which is especially dangerous in childhood. A lack of calcium can lead to slow growth, the development of rickets. For adults, the harm of decoy in this context is determined by the fact that the risk of fractures increases, bones become brittle, hair and nails also suffer, which cease to look healthy. The lack of substance on the nervous system is negatively affected. In addition, phytin does not allow normal absorption of vitamin D and iron, which also threatens to worsen well-being.
Excessive and frequent use of this product in food can cause constipation. On the other hand, due to impaired bowel function, the harm of semolina can manifest itself through frequent diarrhea. During this condition, too many useful and necessary substances are removed from the body, vitamins that did not have time to be absorbed, a lot of fluid is lost. All this threatens with dehydration, weakening of the immune system, and the development of anemia.
Semolina porridge is also dangerous because it is very saturated with carbohydrates. This can gradually lead to obesity. In addition, semolina is a product that is among those that have a very high glycemic index. It saturates well, but too much glucose enters the bloodstream. This creates the need for increased production of insulin, due to which the pancreas gradually begins to suffer. Manka fans have a high risk of developing diabetes.
Among other components in semolina a considerable amount of starch is found. In a small dosage, it can not completely affect the well-being of a child or adult. With an excess, especially if semolina in the diet is combined with other foods rich in starch, the substance provokes the development of diseases of the respiratory system. From semolina there is a risk of persistent coughing or even bronchial asthma.
It is worth noting that in the process of the aforementioned processing, semolina eventually loses almost all of its fiber. Therefore, to fill the lack of this useful substance with the help of this dish does not work.
When overeating this product, the possible consequences are nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, poor digestion, general malaise, weakness, bloating and flatulence.