The Spring Festival is coming soon, and it is inevitable that family and friends will eat and drink when they get together, but you must eat and drink in moderation, you must know that some cancers are eaten!
As a big country of food, China is also a big country of cancer.
According to statistics, in 2020, there were 4.57 million new cancer cases and 3 million deaths in China. Among them, 1.82 million were males and 1.18 million were females.
Why is there an increasing number of new cancer cases in recent years? A study from the University of Oxford found that, in addition to some genetic factors, diet is the most important risk factor for cancer, and 30%-35% of cancer deaths are related to diet. In the latest version of the list of carcinogens issued by the World Health Organization, many of them can be seen everywhere in daily life, and even some common delicacies on the Spring Festival dinner table.
Therefore, for the general public or cancer patients, how to take care of their health during the Spring Festival and how to do it so as not to bring hidden dangers to the health of the whole family is the top priority. Today, Dr. Xiao Tumor will talk to you about what kind of eating habits are prone to cancer during the Spring Festival! And some dos and don'ts during the Chinese New Year!
If you don't pay attention to your diet, what you eat is likely to become a health bomb hidden in your body. If you or your family are really ready to buy New Year's goods, remember to remind them to stay away from these dangerous carcinogenic foods and celebrate the New Year healthily!
Xiao Tumor's message.
Identify those Spring Festival delicacies that cause cancer.
Approaching the Spring Festival, family members gather together and always prepare a sumptuous New Year's meal, as if all the food in the year, the taste of hometown, are condensed in these meals during the Spring Festival. But you don't know that many carcinogens may have crept up on your table.
Processed meat products
Spring Festival representatives: Chinese-style salted fish, bacon, ham, canned meat, bacon.
Cancer-prone areas: cancers of the liver, lungs, esophagus, intestines, stomach, kidneys, bladder, etc.
During the Chinese New Year, even if you don't eat salted fish, who doesn't smoke a few bacons and buy a few sausages and ham to go home? But remember that they all cause cancer.
This is mainly because when we marinate and eat salted fish, we may produce nitrosamines, which are a class of strong carcinogens that can cause genetic mutations, and are also internationally recognized as Class 1 carcinogens. For example, in the poisoning case of a roommate at Fudan University, it was the invisible one who killed people.
In addition, some specific meat cooking methods also pose an additional risk of cancer. For example, carcinogens such as nitrosamines and benzopyrene may be formed in the cooking process of meat such as salting, grilling, and smoking. Xiao Tuo Kepjun also liked to eat volcanic stone grilled sausages before, but for the sake of the elderly and children in the family, he still tried to eat as little as possible.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) reports that consuming 50g of processed meat per day increases the risk of bowel cancer by 18%. The National Cancer Institute-funded program also said that eating 10g of processed meat per day was associated with a 42% increased risk of prostate cancer. Scientists have found that more than 90% of nasopharyngeal cancer patients in Hong Kong are caused by eating salted fish, especially those who have been eating salted fish since childhood.
Aflatoxin
Spring Festival representatives: moldy peanuts, nuts.
Cancer-prone: liver, stomach, rectum, breast and other cancers.
It is said that aflatoxin is more than 60 times more toxic than arsenic, and it is a very clear class of carcinogens.
Among them, aflatoxin B1 is the most toxic and carcinogenic chemical found to date. Aflatoxins are mainly found in moldy peanuts, corn and other food crops. Even if the grain crop is not moldy, it will produce more aflatoxins if it is not stored properly for a long time. In addition, fungus that has been soaked for too long can also produce aflatoxins.
During the Spring Festival, we often buy a big bag of snacks, and the meal is a table, here Xiao Tumor Kepjun also reminds everyone that the uneaten food should be sealed in time, properly stored in a dry and temperature-appropriate environment, to prevent mildew, and the meals should be eaten as soon as possible Do not overnight, if you find mildew food, you must discard it in time, don't feel distressed.
Liquor Spring Festival representatives: liquor, red wine, beer, sake, ......
Cancer-prone areas: Cancers of the nose, throat, esophagus, colorectum, stomach, pancreas, female breast, etc.
If it is said that for the sake of health, you can endure eating less meat, and at the New Year's dinner, why is it less accompanied by good wine? Even in normal times, there are rumors that red wine helps you sleep and medicine and wine to maintain health, but in fact, these practices will only make you drink closer and closer to cancer.
In 2012, 770,000 people worldwide developed cancer from alcoholism and 480,000 died from it. In other words, nearly 6% of cancers in the world are caused by alcohol. This equates to 1 in 18 new cancers or deaths caused by alcohol.
The main ingredient of alcohol is ethanol, that is, alcohol, which can paralyze the nerves and make people more and more drunk the more they drink. A few taels of ethanol are quickly converted into acetaldehyde under the action of the human digestive organs, which is the key to causing cancer from drinking.
Acetaldehyde is a well-defined carcinogen that can directly cause genetic mutations and kill cells in the body, inducing chronic inflammation and cell replication, thereby increasing the probability of cancer.
Important reminder: Do not drink alcohol after taking specific antibiotics such as cephalosporin, they can "acquire" inhibit the decomposition of acetaldehyde in the body after drinking, thereby triggering disulfiram-like reactions, which can cause dyspnea, arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, shock and even death in severe cases.
Other Spring Festival representatives: betel nut, sauerkraut, spicy cabbage, hot soup, ......
Cancer-prone areas: Cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, liver, kidneys, and female breasts.
In addition, there are many daily foods that may bring cancer on the tip of the tongue.
For example, chewing a few pieces of betel nut will damage the oral mucosa, and the betel nut in it is related to oral cancer.
Parents always let you eat hot noodle soup, hot pot and other hot foods, which will repeatedly irritate and damage the esophageal mucosa, which can easily cause oral cancer, pharyngeal cancer and esophageal cancer.
After the big fish and meat during the Spring Festival, eat a little sour radish or spicy cabbage to appetize, which is really good! However, nitrite is ubiquitous in pickles, and it will be converted into nitrite amine in the human body, increasing the risk of cancer.
In addition, family dinners are indispensable during the Spring Festival, but during the dinner, chopsticks should be used as much as possible to avoid the spread of Helicobacter pylori; Remember to turn on the range hood early, and turn it on for a while when the stir-fry is over; At the same time, it is also necessary to stay away from second-hand smoke, if there is more second-hand smoke indoors, be sure to pay attention to open windows for ventilation.
If you are not careful, these foods either create favorable conditions for cancer, or the carcinogens in them are eaten by you unconsciously, and your heart is still delicious.
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It is not difficult to learn these tips to stay away from cancer.
This is also carcinogenic, and that is also carcinogenic, how to eat it?
First of all, carcinogens do not necessarily cause cancer 100%, the key is the amount. If you pay attention to reducing the intake of carcinogens and staying away from risk factors, you can naturally reduce the incidence of cancer.
For example, the Global Burden of Disease project has estimated that 340,000 people may die from cancer due to excessive consumption of processed meat. Although the risk of cancer in meat is still small, it increases with the increase in meat use.
It seems that compared with people who never leave barbecue and pickles and wine every day, it doesn't have much to do with going out to drink beer occasionally.
Secondly, cancer cells are also afraid that you will have a good habit. Research data shows that cancer is closely related to lifestyle, and it is possible to avoid being "targeted" by doing more of these cancer-"scared" things.
01 I'm afraid that you will eat reasonably.
During the Chinese New Year, many people will have the idea that "the New Year is just like this, you can eat more".
Eating a sensible diet is the key to cancer prevention. Eat more foods rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and protein, and limit your intake of foods that are high in calories, fat, and sugar. Moderate intake of vitamins, minerals, and fiber increases the vitality of the immune system.
02 I'm afraid that you have good living habits.
Many people feel that the Chinese New Year should be happy, and their life and rest do not need to be too regular.
In fact, it is also important to prevent cancer and improve lifestyle habits, including quitting smoking and drinking, avoiding staying up late, staying away from cancer-causing foods (such as moldy food, pickled products, betel nut), and staying away from harmful substances such as environmental pollution and light radiation.
03 I'm afraid that you will be sick early**.
In fact, many cancers are caused by minor diseases that worsen little by little, and as long as they are timely, they can effectively prevent cancer. For example, atrophic gastritis can turn into stomach cancer, hepatitis cirrhosis can turn into lung cancer, lung nodules can turn into lung cancer, and intestinal polyps can turn into bowel cancer. These conditions are all terminal diseases in TCM.
Don't have the idea of "going to the hospital or taking medicine for the New Year is unlucky, and then ** after the holiday"!
04 I'm afraid that you will always be in a good mood.
Among the adverse emotional reactions, depression, intense frustration, hopelessness, and helplessness are closely related to cancer. Many cancer patients die not from the disease itself, but from the extreme panic of cancer and its catastrophic consequences.
In fact, traditional Chinese medicine pays more attention to the "physical and mental treatment", and at the same time of cancer, it will also enhance the patient's confidence in overcoming cancer through the theory of traditional Chinese medicine.
Summary. Finally, it should be noted that the original intention of making this list is to hope that everyone understands these potential carcinogenic factors and avoids them as much as possible, but it does not mean that a little contact or a little bit of food will cause cancer, if it is not a large amount of long-term exposure and consumption, the possibility of causing cancer will not be very high, so there is no need to panic too much. But during the Spring Festival, I hope everyone will not forget to take care of their health when enjoying the food!
After reading this article, do you think your eating habits are okay? Are you doing your best to feed the cancer cells in your body? If so, you need to correct it quickly