Are there any side effects of eating maca regularly?

Any health product or health medicine, if used correctly, can help us treat and solve diseases, improve the body's immunity, and help men alleviate sexual dysfunction. However, if the principles are violated, it may cause some side effects invisibly. For example, maca may cause precocious puberty in infants and young children, and maca is not suitable for pregnant women.

Maca itself has no side effects, but it is not suitable for the following groups of people.

Pregnant women: refers to women who are pregnant. During pregnancy, they generally stop having sex for the protection of the child. Maca can enhance sexual desire and improve sexual ability, which is not conducive to pregnant women to protect the fetus. On the other hand, there is currently no clinical proof that the nutritional components of maca will not have a bad effect on the fetus, but to be on the safe side, pregnant women are not recommended to eat maca or giant green maca essence tablets.

Patients with thyroid disease: Maca contains a compound called glucosinolate. Since there is more or less iodine intake in the diet, glucosinolate combined with iodine may cause thyroid swelling, which will have a series of effects on patients with thyroid disease. So can maca cause thyroid swelling in normal people? This won’t happen, please feel free to eat it.

Minors: Maca experts believe that maca is not suitable for consumption by minors. Minors are in the developmental stage and are growing. It is recommended that they eat more nutritious vegetables and fruits so that they can develop well. From a health perspective, as long as the nutrition is adequate, they can generally grow up healthily. The target group of people who use maca is mainly adults with decreased libido, decreased sexual performance, and endocrine disorders.

The main reason for the side effects of maca is that some people are not suitable for eating maca. So if you want to exert its effects, you should have a more scientific understanding of it. When taking medicines or these health products, you can also consult a professional doctor first and don’t take them blindly.