Tag: Denial

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Is the heated monosodium glutamate poisonous?

Recently, Shenyang’s Hongmei monosodium glutamate declared bankruptcy. There is a popular news on Sina Weibo that chicken essence is non-toxic and harmless to human body. When the temperature is higher than 120 ℃, monosodium glutamate is harmful to human body after eating and is difficult to be discharged out of the body. So, is this really the case? In fact, the research results over the years show that monosodium glutamate is as nontoxic and harmless as chicken essence. After heating, monosodium glutamate will only lose its delicate flavor and will not lead to any diseases. Ingredients of monosodium glutamate and chicken essence In 1908, Professor Ikeda Kikumiao of Japan discovered that the taste of glutamic acid is different from the Read More …

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Boca, not Ebola

Recently, there have been media reports: Shenzhen Airport Inspection and Quarantine Bureau has detected a Bocavirus patient among flight incoming personnel from Bangkok, Thailand. This is the first case of the virus detected at Shenzhen Airport. Boca virus, This is a name that is unfamiliar to medical professionals. As a result, many people look at the text and associate the virus with the Ebola virus that is raging in Africa and has spread to the United States and Europe. But in fact, the difference between Boca virus and Ebola virus is as big as the difference between Audi and Altman. Apart from the similar names, the two are quite different in terms of disease, mortality and transmission routes. Past lives Read More …

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Truth, Earth Warming or Radiation Bluffing?

There is an article on WeChat called “floor heating, bringing warmth to you while slowly killing your children”. The general content of this article is that floor heating, a heating method, may cause increased incidence of leukemia, breast cancer and other cancers, decreased reproductive ability and visual system damage. Perhaps many people saw this article, and their first reaction was to be dizzy by the repeated references to [floor heating] and [radiation] in the article. How can floor heating be linked to radiation? Is the floor warm what? In fact, most of the current use of [floor heating], the full name is [low temperature hot water floor radiant heating]. This kind of temperature regulation means, the whole building interior floor Read More …

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Truth, can autumn pants weaken leg cold resistance genes?

Every winter, [autumn pants conspiracy theory] begins to spread wildly among friends, microblogs and major social media. The article [quotes] Soviet geneticist Lysenko’s words: [If a country wears autumn pants for 60 years, it is never possible to take them off again.] One of the important arguments is that autumn pants can weaken the cold resistance genes of legs. Do autumn pants really have such magical functions? First, let’s talk about [cold resistance gene] The so-called [cold resistance gene], It is a group of genes discovered by geneticists from the University of Chicago and Cambridge respectively in Siberian aborigines. These genes do not require muscle movement or brain regulation to help the body directly convert stored fat into calories. In Read More …

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Probiotics Prevent Antibiotic-Related Diarrhea or Backfire

Antibiotic-related diarrhea is not uncommon. Among patients treated with antibacterial drugs, The incidence rate ranges from 25% to 30%, and is more common when amoxicillin/clavulanic acid antibiotics (amoxicillin) are used. Antibiotic-related Clostridium difficile infection is also not uncommon, accounting for about 1/3 of antibiotic-related diarrhea patients. Clostridium difficile has now become a part of nosocomial infection. As over-the-counter drugs become more and more readily available, the use of probiotics has greatly increased. When patients are using antibacterial drugs, doctors even routinely recommend the use of probiotics to prevent antibiotic-related diarrhea. However, a large-scale study (PLACIDE study) found that there was no significant difference in the incidence of Clostridium difficile infection or antibiotic-related diarrhea between probiotic group and placebo group. Interestingly, Read More …

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[confinement] with Chinese characteristics

There are many different opinions on whether or not to have a confinement and how to have a confinement, which can be summarized into three kinds: the old view of mother-in-law and mother-in-law is that confinement must be carried out, and there are many stresses and taboos; The other is the view of many young mothers, who do not need confinement at all and do what they should do after giving birth. The third view is between the first two. Although there are still many controversies, it does not hinder the booming development of [Yuezi Club] and blossom everywhere. With the economic exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, Many commercial formats that were originally only available in Read More …

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Truth: Is drinking purified water harmful to health?

There is a widespread saying: Because purified water lacks trace elements, drinking purified water will lead to lack of nutrition and damage health. Is this really the case? If you believe it, would you believe it if someone said [because bananas do not contain carotene, eating bananas will harm your health]? Drink water to replenish water, not nutrition. It is true that pure water lacks essential minerals for human body, but drinking water is to supplement water, not nutrition. Nutrients needed by human body can be ingested through other foods, and other diets and fruits and vegetables contain far more nutrients than drinking water. There are many sources of human drinking water. As people living in cities, drinking water mainly Read More …

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Truth: Can sweeteners in beverages cause cancer?

In fact, the night is never black. In the night, Albizzia julibrissin is still red, and the fluffy wisteria is still purple and white, which has nothing to do with the night or the day. -< < Feng Tang Buer > > This is a simple truth, rumors put on the cloak of [science], are still rumors. However, there are always some health rumors, which are uttered by false [doctors] and [experts] and whitewashed with some professional terms, and then wander around cyberspace like ghosts, just like the popular rumor of [sweeteners lead to leukemia] some time ago. The article said: The main reason why children are prone to leukemia is drinks, It contains a large number of sweeteners, which Read More …

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Baby diarrhea with umbilical patch? Don’t be fooled by the advertisement!

It is going to be the hot summer season again, and the high temperature is unbearable, which is also the high incidence period of baby diarrhea. Many parents came to ask me: [Is it true that umbilicus stickers can treat baby diarrhea? ] Is umbilicus patch really useful? Let’s start with the baby’s navel. Where does the navel lead? The navel doesn’t work anywhere. With the fall-off of the umbilical stump in the newborn period, the umbilical blood vessels that provided nutrition for the fetus were gradually disused and no longer functional. After the wound healed, the navel was also covered by the skin, and the umbilical fossa naturally no longer communicated with the belly or elsewhere. Only a closed Read More …

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Truth: Mushrooms are rich in heavy metals and cannot be eaten if they hurt the kidney?

Shocking news often cannot express the whole truth, and this rule has been proved again and again: let’s uncover the net heat transfer article < < Shocked: Mushrooms-the first killer of kidneys, did you eat mushrooms today? > > the truth. This article said: Although mushrooms are good,… they are extremely rich in heavy metals,… almost all heavy metals,… mushrooms will be rich. However, our human body has no mechanism to expel heavy metals. Over time, these heavy metals will accumulate in renal tubules and even cause necrosis of renal tubules in severe cases. This is also too scary. General knowledge thinks mushrooms are rich in amino acids, vitamins and minerals. They are not only delicious but also nutritious. However, Read More …