Food seldom causes us to get sick instantly, but the accumulated dietary habits and long-term consumption of certain foods do have an impact on the body.
For example, some foods may have adverse effects on health, and even have certain carcinogenicity. If you eat these foods frequently, you must quit them as soon as possible.
Processed meat
The so-called processed meats refer to cured and smoked meats, such as sausages, sausages, luncheon meats, salted fish and so on. This kind of food contains nitrite, and nitrite will generate nitrosamine compounds in the body. This compound has been recognized by the WHO as one of the carcinogens. Long-term consumption of this type of food may induce a variety of cancers.
Fried food
Fried foods seem to be a little bit more oily and have no other hazards, but this is not the case. In the process of frying food, because the oil temperature is high, many carcinogens are generated. In addition, fried food usually involves repeated use of oil, and repeated use of oil will gradually accumulate harmful substances in the oil. Fried foods contain saturated fatty acids and high calories, which will have a bad effect on the body.
Cancerous food
Many elderly people live economically, and are still reluctant to throw away food after a long time, and food mildew sometimes does not produce too obvious mold spots.
If you eat moldy and stored foods for a long time, you may ingest too much aflatoxin. Especially grains, such as peanuts, soybeans, etc., are prone to produce aflatoxin after mold. This toxin has strong carcinogenicity and may induce liver cancer.
Therefore, if the food is left for too long or has already become moldy, try not to eat it. In addition, if there are wooden chopsticks that have been used for more than a year in the home, aflatoxin may have been attached, so be sure to change them frequently.
Barbecue food
Why does barbecued food cause cancer? This involves three carcinogens, they are nitrosamines, phenylpropyrene and heterocyclic amines. Barbecue foods are mostly pickled foods. The seasonings in the pickling process may produce nitrites, thereby forming nitrosamines in the human body, which promotes the occurrence of gastrointestinal cancers.
In addition, it is easy to have burnt parts during the grilling process, and the burnt parts contain carcinogen phenylpropionyl pyrene, which is also recognized by the World Health Organization as a primary carcinogen, which may induce gastric cancer and intestinal cancer. The high-temperature cooking in the barbecue will also form heterocyclic amines. The higher the heat, the more likely it will be. It is also a substance with a risk of cancer.
Betel nut
Betel nut is a snack that many men like to eat. Although betel nut contains substances that may generate nitrosamine compounds, it is not a key factor in causing cancer. Betel nut can cause cancer mostly because betel nut will cause repeated mechanical damage to the oral mucosa during chewing, which easily induces oral cancer.
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