Reminder: In addition to Chinese-style salted fish, these 3 kinds of food are also class 1 carcinogens, try to eat less or not touch them

"Lettuce is the "delicious dish" of people's mouths, also known as "anti-cancer overlord dish", because it is rich in aromatic hydrocarbon hydroxylated ester substances, so it can prevent cancer. At the same time, eating lettuce can also help relieve cancer patients. The side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the anti-cancer effect is higher than that of many foods."

This is the description of lettuce in an article on the Internet. It seems that lettuce has a very magical food effect, and there are many such articles in search.

Everyone should be very familiar with lettuce, especially friends in the south. Some people also regard lettuce as lettuce leaves. Let’s talk today, can lettuce really fight cancer?

1. Is lettuce leaf lettuce?

Lettuce leaves are very similar to lettuce, and there is a blood relationship between the two.

Lettuce and lettuce are all one species - lettuce. Lettuce has been widely cultivated as early as the Tang Dynasty. Derivatives under this species include lettuce, tribute vegetables, etc.

Lettuce and tribute vegetables belong to stem lettuce . Lettuce is an early variety to be planted. Later, a more brittle variety of lettuce has been cultivated. After drying, it is a tribute vegetable.

And lettuce and lettuce are leaf lettuce. Over time, lettuce has also crossed the ocean to our table. There are many varieties of lettuce, and lettuce, also known as Niu Li lettuce, is one of them . However, some people do not think that lettuce is lettuce. In short, lettuce and lettuce belong to the varieties of lettuce.

Therefore, lettuce and lettuce both belong to the category of lettuce, the difference is that lettuce eats stems and lettuce eats leaves.

2. Lettuce is a good thing, but can it fight cancer?

Fresh lettuce is crisp, tender and sweet. It is a very common meal on the table. However, in recent years, there have been rumors that lettuce can fight cancer. Is this true?

In fact, the carbohydrate level of lettuce is very low, but it is rich in hydrochloric acid and a variety of vitamins. Among them, niacin can resist hyperlipidemia, and the potassium content in lettuce is very high. Eating lettuce often is beneficial to patients with heart disease and high blood pressure. benefit.

Not only lettuce stems are nutritious, but lettuce leaves are not bad . The content of vitamins, dietary fiber and trace elements in lettuce leaves is higher than that of lettuce stems. Do not discard the leaves when cooking lettuce.

Among the anti-cancer foods previously announced by the American Anti-Cancer Association, lettuce ranked second, but this does not directly indicate that lettuce is anti-cancer.

First of all, the extract of a certain component of lettuce used in the relevant research, and it is also necessary to reach a certain concentration in animal experiments, and the component concentration contained in the amount of lettuce eaten in daily life is not enough.

Secondly, the nutrition of food depends on the intake of the digestive tract, but it is also decomposed by digestive enzymes at the same time, and some components in lettuce may lose their original efficacy.

Lettuce is really good for the body, whether it is anti-cancer and anti-cancer, or to alleviate the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, it is unscientific to rely on diet alone, and a balanced and reasonable diet is the most critical.

In addition, the lettuce biochemicals contained in lettuce can easily stimulate our optic nerve. Therefore, although lettuce is good, it is not suitable to eat more, and it should not exceed 200g a day. There are also people with spleen and stomach deficiency, menstrual period women, people with eye diseases and diarrhea. It is not suitable to eat more lettuce.

3. What can you eat to kill cancer cells?

Cancer is becoming more and more common, and many people will try their best to fight cancer and prevent cancer. There are also many reports about "anti-cancer foods" circulating on the Internet.

Currently widely promoted anti-cancer foods include garlic, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, onions, etc. The content discussed in each article even provides an anti-cancer index, which looks very "scientific".

From an objective analysis, these foods are actually quite good, and you can indeed eat more , but if you only rely on eating more of these foods to achieve the purpose of anti-cancer, then it is not necessary.

Pan Zhanhe, an oncologist, said that the first thing about cancer is a clear diagnosis and then standardized treatment. If you only think about which foods can help kill cancer cells, you are delaying treatment.

Many people may refute that people always have to eat, regardless of whether it can fight cancer or not, just eat it. It is true to say that you always have to eat food, but if you eat it with the purpose of fighting cancer, you will not be able to achieve a balanced and diversified diet, which will inevitably have a negative impact on the body.

The anti-cancer foods circulating on the Internet are supported by various data, which seem very reliable, but most of the experiments are to extract the anti-cancer ingredients of a certain food, and in vitro experiments have confirmed that it can kill cancer cells, which does not mean that people eat it These foods can fight cancer!

Therefore, it is very unreliable to eat more certain foods to fight cancer and cure cancer. However, eating right does help prevent cancer. How to eat it? Change bad eating habits and eat a reasonable, balanced and varied diet. This is the correct and healthy eating.

The National Cancer Center paper found that the biggest risk factor for cancer among Chinese women is insufficient intake of fresh vegetables and fruits.

In addition, many cancers are also related to eating, especially the following foods, which have been confirmed to have type 1 carcinogenicity, so you can't eat too much if they are delicious.

Moldy food contains a strong carcinogen aflatoxin. It likes to hide in peanuts, corn, soybeans, rice and other foods, which is harmful to the human body, especially liver function.

Chinese-style salted fish , because a lot of salt is added for pickling and exposure during the production process, it is easy to produce nitrite, which can react in the stomach to generate carcinogenic nitrosamines. Long-term consumption can increase the incidence of nasopharyngeal cancer. disease risk.

Alcohol gradually damages the liver. Every time you drink alcohol, it will damage the liver once. Through continuous accumulation, alcoholic fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, alcoholic liver cirrhosis, and even liver cancer may occur.

Betel nut is not only addictive, but also hurts the mouth. Long-term consumption will increase the risk of periodontal disease, oral leukoplakia, oral cancer and other diseases.

In recent years, the incidence of cancer has been increasing, which has a lot to do with heredity, environment, and personal bad habits. After a diagnosis of cancer, you should actively treat it instead of relying on certain foods. Of course, foods such as lettuce are indeed harmful to the body. Benefit, but you can't eat too much if it's delicious. A balanced and diverse diet is the correct way to eat.

References:

[1] "Is the tribute dish a lettuce? Is lettuce lettuce leaves? 》. Nutshell.2022-04-13

[2] "Lettuce is the new "anti-cancer tyrant"? The real benefit is actually...but some people don't recommend eating it! 》. I am a big doctor official WeChat. 2022-03-07

[3] "What to eat to kill cancer cells the fastest? 》. Oncologist. 2022-10-22

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