Sweet food has the functions of invigorating qi and blood, relieving muscle tension and detoxifying. But eating too much sugar will make people fat, which will lead to arteriosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.
Sour food can stimulate appetite, strengthen spleen and appetite, enhance liver function and improve calcium and phosphorus absorption rate. However, eating too much acidic food is easy to cause digestive dysfunction.
Bitterness, dampness and diuresis are beneficial to regulate liver and kidney function. However, the bitter taste is too strong to cause diseases such as indigestion.
Spicy food can stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis, increase the secretion of digestive juice, promote blood circulation and body metabolism. Excessive consumption of spicy food can cause stomatitis, hemorrhoids, anal fissure, constipation and other diseases.
Salty food can regulate osmotic pressure between cells and blood and balance water and salt metabolism. But patients with heart disease, kidney disease and hypertension should not eat too much salt.