There is a rumor that: Eating too late always increases the risk of stomach cancer. Eating late-night snacks is very harmful to the stomach because the lifespan of gastric mucosal epithelial cells is very short, about 2-3 days to regenerate once, and the regeneration process is generally carried out when the gastrointestinal tract rests at night. Often eating at night will prevent the gastric mucosa from being repaired in time, and even damage the gastric mucosa.
Eating late-night snacks and getting stomach cancer? No evidence supports
The theoretical explanation mentioned in the rumor is not reasonable, so is there any research data to suggest that eating late-night snacks is related to the risk of stomach cancer? The answer is also no. Searching in medical databases such as Pubmed, it can be found that there is currently no research linking late eating time (and a short interval between eating and sleeping) with the risk of stomach cancer.
When mentioning the risk factors for stomach cancer, authoritative institutions such as Cancer Research UK, the American Cancer Society, and the evidence-based medicine database UpToDate, as well as various diagnosis and treatment guidelines, have not included eating time in them. Although various professional organizations believe that diet is an important factor affecting the incidence of stomach cancer, they emphasize "what to eat" rather than "when to eat": excessive intake of salt and pickled foods are the real risk factors related to stomach cancer.
3 types of foods that must be eaten to prevent stomach cancer:
Garlic
It is a recognized anti-cancer food with obvious anti-cancer effects. Epidemiological surveys show that the incidence of stomach cancer in people who eat raw garlic is very low, because garlic can significantly reduce the nitrite content in the stomach, reduce the possibility of nitrosamine synthesis, and thus play an anti-cancer effect.
Onion
Eating onions can reduce the nitrite content in the stomach. The important thing is that onions contain a substance called quercetin, which is a natural anti-cancer substance. Studies have shown that people who often eat onions have 25% less incidence of stomach cancer than those who eat less or no onions, and the mortality rate from stomach cancer is also 30% lower.
Mushroom foods
This type of food includes shiitake mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, etc., as well as black fungus. Scientists have found that many mushrooms in food contain anti-cancer substances and can play an anti-cancer effect. For example, the polysaccharides contained in shiitake mushrooms have a very high anti-cancer rate. The polysaccharides contained in black fungus and white fungus are also effective anti-cancer substances. The crude fiber and calcium and other nutrients rich in mushroom foods also have anti-cancer effects and can improve human immunity.