Eating fruit after meals helps flush out carcinogens.

Introduction: Pears are a favorite fruit for many. Not only are they fresh, tender, and juicy, but they are also rich in vitamins, dietary fiber, and trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, and iodine. Eating pears regularly can not only prevent constipation but also help the body expel carcinogenic substances.

Researchers have found that eating a pear or drinking a cup of hot pear juice after a meal can help the body expel a large amount of accumulated carcinogenic substances. Survey results show that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), strong carcinogens that accumulate in the body from smoking or eating grilled meat, are significantly reduced after eating pears, especially after drinking heated pear juice.

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Researchers conducted an experiment on smokers, having them consume 750 grams of pears continuously for 4 days, and measured the levels of 1-hydroxypyrene, a metabolite of PAHs, in their urine before and after. The results showed that when pears were eaten 6 hours after smoking, a large amount of 1-hydroxypyrene in the blood was excreted through the urine; without eating pears, very little was excreted. Heated pear juice contains a large amount of the anticancer substance polyphenols. When mice injected with carcinogens were given this pear juice, a large amount of the 1-hydroxypyrene toxin was excreted in their urine, effectively preventing cancer. In particular, eating a pear after consuming fried or grilled foods and fast food is a healthy lifestyle.

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Additionally, although pears are sweet, they are very low in calories and fat content. Middle-aged and elderly people can eat more pears to help purify organs and soften blood vessels. Eating pears can also have a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on conditions such as loss of appetite, indigestion, enteritis, and chronic pharyngitis.

>Experts remind that although pears are a fine fruit, they should not be consumed in excess. Those with wind-cold coughs, cold pain in the epigastric abdomen, loose stools due to spleen deficiency, and postpartum women should be cautious when eating them. Pears also have a diuretic effect, so those who urinate frequently at night should eat fewer pears before bed. Pears contain a lot of fruit acid, so people with high stomach acid should also not eat too many.

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