During holidays or big sales, people tend to eat a lot. Frequently consuming too much greasy food is definitely harmful to the body. Do you know what the harms of eating too greasy are?
The Dangers of Eating Too Greasy
1. Cancer
Excessive oil intake into the stomach leads to a corresponding increase in bile secretion. When high-fat, low-fiber food enters the colon, some harmful bacteria in the colon can break down the bile into certain carcinogens, thereby increasing the risk of colon cancer.
2. Prone to Heart Disease and Stroke
Eating too much oil can lead to excessive cholesterol and fatty acids in the blood. These excess substances can attach and deposit on blood vessel walls, causing arteriosclerosis, and eventually forming blood clots. Once a blood clot blocks a cardiovascular vessel, the result is a heart attack; once it blocks a cerebral blood vessel, the result is a stroke.
3. Obesity
Among all foods, oils have the highest calorie density, with 1 gram producing 9 kilocalories. If a person consumes an extra teaspoon (15 grams) of oil per day, their weight will increase by 700-800 grams in a month, and by nearly 10 kilograms in a year. Obesity leads to a host of diseases: high blood lipids, high blood sugar, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, and cerebral infarction.
4. Irritability
People who eat greasy food are more prone to irritability, anger, and anxiety.
5. Indigestion
Greasy food can easily lead to excessive secretion of gastric acid and pepsin. The harm is greater if one eats too much greasy food for dinner, as the food may not be fully digested and emptied before bedtime. Lying down can cause gastric acid and undigested food to flow back into the esophagus, damaging the esophageal mucosa. It can also overload the spleen and stomach, leading to indigestion and a higher risk of chronic gastritis.
6. "Three Highs"
Greasy foods are those high in fat and cholesterol. Eating too much of them can burden the liver, triggering a series of diseases. As the saying goes, "obesity leads to a hundred diseases": conditions like high blood lipids, high blood sugar, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, and cerebral infarction may follow.