TIMESINDONESIA, JAKARTA – Lemon is rich in vitamin C and fiber. There are many benefits of lemon that are still unknown to some people, such as decreasing the risk of heart diseases, controlling body weight, preventing kidney stone, and decreasing the risk of cancer. However, although lemon has many benefits for our body health, the excessive consumption of lemon could lead to the serious side effects to our body.
Cited from Style Craze, lemon could damage tooth enamel due to the high level of acid in lemon. Besides, although lemon could decrease the risk of heart diseases, it could exaggerate the heart disease if it is consumed excessively.
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According to the study conducted by The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, the acid in lemon could whiten teeth, but it could damage the teeth enamel in the long term.
The other side effect of lemon is causing gastric ulcer. The excessive consumption of lemon could lead to the increase of gastric acid level inside the stomach.
The study has proven that lemon could be the common cause of migraine or headache because lemon mostly contains amino acid called tyramine. This substance could increase the sudden blood flow to the brain which can lead to migraine.
Those are the serious side effects of lemon. If you want to maintain your body health by consuming lemon, do not consume it too much. (*)
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