People are busy with work, and when they rarely get to go to the supermarket, they wish they could buy a week's worth of groceries and freeze them, or cook a meal that lasts for several days. Look before you eat; don't just stuff your face. Throw away moldy things immediately! Eating indiscriminately can be fatal!
The liver is the body's detoxification organ, responsible for breaking down and expelling toxic substances from the body. However, if there are too many toxins, they will remain in the liver, and these toxic substances will inevitably damage liver cells. Over time, the liver cells will die.
A moldy apple must not be eaten.
Many people think that if an apple is moldy, you can just cut off the moldy part and eat the good part. The good part isn't moldy, so eating it should be fine. This is not the case. Once food starts to mold, the part that hasn't fully spoiled has already entered the microbial metabolic process, producing a large number of bacteria and toxins invisible to the naked eye. This toxin is called aflatoxin, which is extremely harmful to humans.
If you eat the remaining apple after cutting off the moldy part, you will likely experience physical discomfort such as acute poisoning, fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, and loss of appetite. It will torment you for at least three to five days. In severe cases, toxic liver disease may manifest months later, with symptoms like jaundice, an enlarged liver, liver area pain, an enlarged spleen, ascites, lower limb edema, and abnormal liver function. It may also lead to an enlarged heart, pulmonary edema, and even convulsions and coma.
Aflatoxin can accumulate in the human body.
For moldy food, you should handle it differently depending on the category of food. Obviously moldy food should never be eaten, especially peanuts, corn, melon seeds, and walnuts. Even if you occasionally eat a nut that tastes moldy, you should spit it out immediately and rinse your mouth thoroughly, because aflatoxin can accumulate in the body. Do not swallow it just because you can't be bothered!
When buying nuts, peanuts, grains, and other items, try to choose small packages, unless you have a large family at home. Try not to store them for too long. When you eat them, smell them first. If you find the smell is off, throw them away immediately.
Do not eat old oil raw.
For mildly moldy food, some detoxification measures can be taken. Old vegetable oil may produce a small amount of aflatoxin, so don't just buy three or five jars on sale because they are on special at the supermarket. Don't eat old oil raw; you can add a little salt after the oil is hot, because the iodide in salt can partially remove the toxicity of aflatoxin.
When storing grain, oil, and other foods, you must keep them in a cool, ventilated, and dry place, away from direct sunlight. Do not store food in plastic bags.
Green leafy vegetables can effectively reduce the toxicity of carcinogens.
The latest research shows that substances in green vegetables, such as chlorophyll, can effectively reduce the toxicity of the carcinogen aflatoxin and decrease the body's absorption of it. Researchers point out that green vegetables like spinach, broccoli, and cabbage are rich in chlorophyll and chlorophyll acid.
There are so many factors that cause disease in life, we must be extremely cautious. When it comes to our health, we must never be careless. Everyone must not eat moldy or rotten food when choosing what to eat. Cherish your life and stay away from disease!