The causes of malignant tumor development are the result of the long-term combined effects of multiple factors, which mainly include environmental and lifestyle factors, the body's own immunity, metabolic function, and genetic factors. Diet is also one of the factors that can trigger cancer. Be wary of three types of food that can fuel tumor growth.
"However, regardless of the circumstances, scientific and balanced eating habits and a healthy lifestyle are essential conditions for maintaining physical health," experts say. "We should also eat more fresh vegetables and fruits in our daily lives, as these can supplement the immune capabilities of the body's immune cells."
Three types of food make the cancer 'black list'
1. Barbecued food: The oil in grilled meat contains multiple carcinogens
During open-flame grilling, oil from the meat dripping onto hot charcoal produces carcinogenic substances—polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), including benzo[a]pyrene, tetramethylbenzene, and more than 400 other compounds with carcinogenic effects. Some of these carcinogenic compounds enter the human digestive tract through the grilled meat, while others enter the respiratory tract through the smoke and fumes. Once these carcinogens accumulate in the body, they can induce stomach cancer, intestinal cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, and more. Relevant data shows that women who frequently eat barbecue have a 2 times higher chance of developing breast cancer than those who do not.
To eat barbecue more healthily, first, choose the right method of grilling, such as using an oven or an electric grill. Second, eat less fatty meat. You can grill it with the skin on, but you should remove the skin before eating. The burnt parts must not be eaten because they contain the highest concentration of carcinogens. Many people like to drink a few glasses of iced beer with barbecue, which also unknowingly increases the absorption of carcinogens.
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2. Puffed food: Eating too much can easily lead to excessive heavy metals
Popcorn may be one of the earliest puffed foods people ate, but many don't know that popcorn made in a high-temperature, sealed lead pot will contain a lot of lead after it's done. Puffed foods contain heavy metals for two reasons: first, processing these foods often requires additives such as leavening agents; second, the food passes through metal pipes during processing. These pipes are usually made of lead-tin alloy, and at high temperatures, the lead can vaporize, contaminating the puffed food.
Frequent consumption of puffed food is very harmful to children, as lead slowly accumulates in the blood and bones and is difficult for the body to metabolize naturally. When a certain amount of harmful heavy metals accumulates, it can cause significant damage to the body's nervous, digestive, and hematopoietic systems, and can particularly lead to cognitive impairment or a decline in thinking ability.
In pursuit of texture, some puffed foods are coated with hydrogenated oils. The longer the baking time and the higher the temperature, the more trans-fatty acids are produced. Trans-fatty acids can be harmful to the human body and ultimately can increase the incidence of obesity, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes, bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, some malignant tumors, and dementia.
3. Fried food: It can make you sick and slow your mind
When oil used for frying food is reused many times, it becomes what we commonly call 'repeatedly boiled oil.' This oil contains a large amount of trans-fatty acids, which are very harmful to the human body, leading to fatty liver, high blood pressure, cholecystitis, stomach diseases, diabetes, obesity, and it may even increase the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and various cancers.
Youtiao (fried dough sticks) are a favorite breakfast for many people. However, to improve the texture, some unscrupulous operators add leavening agents containing potassium aluminum sulfate or ammonium aluminum sulfate to the youtiao. If you eat too much food containing this type of leavening agent, it is most likely to damage brain tissue and may lead to the onset of senile dementia.
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