{"id":49463,"date":"2025-07-31T06:50:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T06:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/49463\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T06:50:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T06:50:15","slug":"the-unexpected-side-effect-of-eating-too-much-watermelon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/49463\/","title":{"rendered":"The unexpected side-effect of eating too much watermelon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Love a nice piece of refreshing watermelon<\/a> to cool down those hot summer days?<\/p>\n

You\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n

But, eating too much of anything is typically a bad thing \u2014 and watermelon is no exception.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can safely eat two servings of watermelon each day, but it\u2019s never a good idea to go on a diet that features only one type of food,\u201d registered dietitian Lara Whitson previously told the Cleveland Clinic<\/a>. \u201cA watermelon cleanse is a fad, like any other, and it will deprive your body of other nutrients it needs to function properly.\u201d<\/p>\n

While watermelon may be incredibly hydrating and nutritious, consuming it may also cause digestive problems, the non-profit medical center warns.<\/p>\n

\"Eating<\/p>\n

Eating a piece watermelon may provide relief on a sweltering summer day. But, experts say less is more (AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n

It\u2019s considered to be a high \u201cFODMAP\u201d food, which indicates there are certain sugars that may cause intestinal stress. Johns Hopkins Medicine notes that diets low in FODMAP<\/a> \u2013 a term that references hard-to-digest carbohydrates \u2013 are designed to help people who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome.<\/p>\n

The Cleveland Clinic also warns that people who are prone to migraine headaches may want to abstain. This is because watermelon contains a high level of tyramine, a naturally-occurring amino acid that could trigger them.<\/p>\n

Also found in artisan cheeses, processed meats, fermented foods, and alcohol, taking certain medications to treat depression while eating food high in tyramine has also been tied to dangerous spikes in blood pressure, according to the Mayo Clinic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In other rare cases, watermelon may cause a severe reaction for people with allergies to grasses or ragweed, according the VeryWellHealth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople with allergies to grasses may have a reaction to peaches, celery, tomatoes, melons (cantaloupe, watermelon and honeydew) and oranges. Those with reactions to ragweed might have symptoms when eating foods such as banana, cucumber, melon, and zucchini,\u201d the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology<\/a> warns.<\/p>\n

\"Watermelon<\/p>\n

Watermelon is packed with great nutrients. It\u2019s also high in sugar (Getty)<\/p>\n

But, for many, the problem lies with just how good watermelon tastes.<\/p>\n

This is because of its natural sugar content. It\u2019s packed with around 17 grams, which is more than antioxidant-rich berries but much less than pineapple.<\/p>\n

Still the Cleveland Clinic advises that people with diabetes moderate how much watermelon they eat because of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess if all you ate every day was watermelon, that would be a problem,\u201d registered dietician nutritionist Jessica Plowman told The Healthy<\/a>. She noted that while it may be \u201creally hard to OD on,\u201d it contains quite a bit of sugar.<\/p>\n

\u201cEating it in a meal with protein and fat will reduce the effect on blood sugar,\u201d Plowman advised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Love a nice piece of refreshing watermelon to cool down those hot summer days? You\u2019re not alone. But,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49464,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[18658,97,38339,269,38338],"class_list":{"0":"post-49463","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-cleveland-clinic","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-hot-summer-days","11":"tag-nutrition","12":"tag-watermelon"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49463\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}