The weather is getting colder day by day, and hot pot restaurants are getting more and more popular. There are even long lines of people queuing at the door. Now, eating hot pot is not just a dining choice, but also a fashionable lifestyle. However, hot pot should be consumed in moderation, and excessive consumption is not advisable. At the same time, some patients with certain diseases should avoid eating hot pot.
Who should not eat hot pot
Sichuan-style hot pot: Patients with chronic pharyngitis, stomatitis, stomach diseases, ulcers, skin diseases, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, frequent nosebleeds, gum bleeding, those with a "heat constitution," pregnant women, etc., should avoid it.
Seafood hot pot: Patients with diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood lipids, gout, and those allergic to seafood should avoid it.
Lamb hot pot: Those with a "heat constitution," a tendency to produce phlegm-fire, in the early stages of a cold, taking laxatives, acute tonsillitis, acute pharyngitis, acute rhinitis, acute bronchitis, liver diseases, and patients with sores and carbuncles should avoid it.
Mushroom hot pot: Those allergic to mushrooms, and patients with gout and chronic gastritis should avoid it. How to eat hot pot healthily
First, the hot pot should be thoroughly cleaned before use. Especially for copper hot pots, the copper rust must be removed to prevent copper poisoning, which mainly manifests as symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and rapid breathing.
Second, food must be thoroughly cooked in the boiling broth. When eating hot pot, raw meat, raw fish, and raw vegetables are often cooked on the spot. These foods can easily be contaminated by pathogenic microorganisms and parasite eggs, so they must be thoroughly cooked in the boiling broth to achieve a "sterilization and disinfection" effect, thereby preventing or reducing the occurrence of digestive tract inflammation and intestinal parasitic diseases.
Third, the temperature of the food should not be too hot. Food just taken from the hot pot should be allowed to cool for a moment before eating to avoid scalding the oral and esophageal mucosa, which can cause ulcers in the mouth and esophagus, or damage to the gums and teeth, leading to allergic toothaches.
Fourth, the duration of the hot pot meal should not be too long. Sitting for a long time to eat hot pot will cause continuous secretion of digestive fluids such as gastric juice, bile, and pancreatic juice. The glands will not get normal rest, which can easily lead to gastrointestinal dysfunction and cause abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Fifth, the hot pot broth is best prepared and used fresh. The hot pot broth should not be reused, and the leftover soup should not be left in the pot overnight and reheated. Otherwise, the content of nitrite (a strong carcinogen) in the long-boiled soup will increase, which is harmful to health after consumption.