Tofu and mutton are the 'hairs' of tumors? wrong! Do not want cancer cells to worsen, eat less 4 kinds of food
The 65-year-old Zhang is a patient with advanced colon cancer, which had metastasized to the liver when he was diagnosed. After less than a month, Lao Zhang's weight dropped from 60 kg to 40 kg, and he was scrawny.
After Lao Zhang was diagnosed with cancer, he heard that colon cancer came from eating, so he was very concerned about his diet. He didn’t eat pork and beef. Chicken, eggs, and seafood were also considered to be hair products . Eating them would make his condition worse. fruit.
As a result, Zhang suffered from severe malnutrition , and the treatment effect was not obvious. Eventually, the cancer deteriorated and he died.
As the saying goes, you should avoid food when you are sick, especially some foods are hairy and should not be touched . Some people regard it as a standard, but some people question it. So, what exactly is a hair object? Can cancer patients really eat?
1. What is the concept of "hair"?
In fact, there is no clear concept of hair products, and most of them come from the folk, and are related to the traditional Chinese diet and taboo culture.
For example, after some people eat a certain food, the wound will be red, swollen and festering. This kind of food is called hair, and food such as mutton, fish and shrimp is more common.
Later, it was gradually defined as hot food, which can cause dry mouth, red eyes, swollen gums, constipation, etc. after eating.
Today, the concept of hair products has become more widespread, and foods that are likely to induce certain old diseases or aggravate existing diseases are considered hair products .
For example, hot things, such as mutton, ginger, leeks, etc., should not be eaten by people with oral ulcers and swollen gums;
People with chills and cold hands and feet are not suitable for eating cold products, such as persimmons, watermelons, cold drinks, etc.;
Windy objects, such as eggs, shrimp, crabs, etc., may aggravate the itching symptoms;
Foods that produce phlegm and dampness, such as pork, glutinous rice, etc., should be avoided by people with damp-heat and phlegm in the body;
In this way, it seems that everything is made of hair. Is there any scientific basis for it? From life experience, it is true that certain foods can make symptoms worse, but it is difficult to explain this systematically.
However, from the point of view of modern medicine and nutrition , fats mainly refer to the following foods:
1. Spicy and spicy food
Spicy and irritating foods such as alcohol, pepper, ginger and garlic can easily cause gastrointestinal discomfort after eating, and also expand the capillaries of the skin and speed up blood flow.
2. Foods high in purines
High-purine foods such as animal offal, soy products, seafood, etc., for gout patients, will increase the level of uric acid after eating, aggravating the disease.
3. High cholesterol foods
High cholesterol foods such as cream, egg yolk, and animal offal are not beneficial to the recovery of the disease for people who have hypercholesterolemia and liver disease.
4. Foods that are prone to allergies
Eggs, milk, peanuts, wheat, sesame and other foods that are easy to cause allergies, for people with allergies, it is easy to cause allergic attacks after eating, causing allergic symptoms such as rashes, numbness in the mouth, and asthma.
In addition, foods high in histamine, such as spinach, mackerel, and tuna, may also induce symptoms similar to allergies.
2. Are mutton and tofu the hairs of cancer cells?
Some people say that mutton and tofu are hair products, which will accelerate the disease or recurrence of cancer patients and are not conducive to wound healing. Is this true?
In daily life, people with weak gastrointestinal tract or allergic constitution may indeed cause physical discomfort after eating mutton. It does not mean that mutton is hair, which is not conducive to wound healing.
Lamb is rich in nutrients such as protein, iron, and calcium, which are rich in nutrients and can provide energy for patients . However, mutton is relatively high in fat and purine, so it is not suitable for people with indigestion and purine metabolism disorders to eat more.
Others say that mutton belongs to red meat, and red meat is a 2A carcinogen, so mutton should not be eaten. In fact, the level of carcinogens does not equal the carcinogenic intensity. Class 2A carcinogens refer to carcinogens that have been confirmed to have definite carcinogenic effects in animal experiments, but their effects on the human body are not yet clear.
What's more, cancer is the result of a combination of factors, not only diet, but also genetics, living environment and other factors. Red meat such as mutton is rich in nutrients, rich in iron, zinc and vitamins B1, B2, A and D, which are very beneficial to human health. As long as you pay attention to a balanced diet, there are many health benefits of eating red meat properly, and you don't have to give up eating because of choking.
Tofu is an important source of plant-based protein in the diet and is easily digested and absorbed. Will it affect wound healing?
On the contrary, the protein, fat, calcium, iron and other nutrients contained in tofu can also help the healing of external wounds. The phytoestrogens contained in tofu, that is, soy isoflavones, have little effect on human estrogen and will not affect wound healing.
Especially tumor patients, don't be frightened by "hair".
First of all, food does not stimulate tumors, and if you don't eat it, you can't "starve" cancer cells. The ability of cancer cells to obtain nutrients is beyond imagination. Even if the intake of nutrients is reduced, cancer cells will still take away most of the nutrients, resulting in the inability of normal cells to absorb nutrients. Eventually, the cancer cells have not been "starved to death", and the body organs and Tissue function is already compromised.
Secondly, blind taboos can easily lead to malnutrition and increase the difficulty of treatment.
Under the torment of cancer cells and the side effects of treatment, cancer patients have poor appetite and nutrition cannot keep up. If there is no nutritional supplement due to blind taboos, malnutrition is prone to occur, which may lead to treatment intolerance, affect the treatment effect, prolong the treatment time, and reduce the quality of life.
Therefore, cancer patients, don't be put the cart before the horse by "hair" . Only with a balanced diet and balanced nutrition can we fight cancer better!
3. These 4 kinds of food may accelerate the growth of cancer cells
In fact, these foods are the "culprits" that accelerate the growth of cancer cells:
1. Moldy food
Do not eat moldy food, especially peanuts, walnuts, corn, soybeans, etc. After moldy, it is easy to produce a kind of carcinogen aflatoxin. Therefore, moldy food should be thrown away.
2. Wine
Studies have shown that alcohol consumption is associated with a variety of cancers, including oral cancer, throat cancer, esophageal cancer, colorectal cancer, and more. Therefore, it is best not to drink alcohol. Even if you want to drink alcohol, you should limit it to no more than 250ml of beer, 100ml of red wine or 25ml of white wine per day. In addition, do not drink on an empty stomach, eat some staple food or vegetables to cushion the stomach before drinking to reduce the stimulation of alcohol to the stomach and delay the absorption of alcohol.
3. Pickled food
Chinese-style salted fish, bacon, sausage and other preserved foods belong to a class of carcinogens. Taking Chinese-style salted fish as an example, a large amount of salt needs to be added during the production process. The salt will interact with the protein in the fish to generate nitrite. After entering the body, nitrite will be converted into nitrosamines under the action of gastric acid, and nitrosamines are strongly carcinogenic.
4, barbecue, fried food
During the cooking process of barbecued and fried foods, carcinogens such as heterocyclic amines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are easily produced, which are not beneficial to health.
Therefore, what really affects the recovery of the disease is not the hair, but the wrong concept of diet. Only by developing healthy eating habits and avoiding blind taboos can speed up the recovery of the disease. Scientific treatment and recuperation are beneficial to health.
References
[1] "Vigilance | Don't Blindly Taboo When You're Sick! Don't really regret it if you eat it wrong! 》. Guangzhou Health Commission. 2018-07-30
[2] "Pig, beef and mutton become carcinogens? What the hell is going on here?”. The whole people are more honest-Tencent News. 2018-02-04
[3] "Warning | There is a clear carcinogenicity! These "food assassins" are hidden in your daily life →". Guangzhou Health Commission. 2022-08-26
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