Tag: Nitrite

bear

How deep is your misunderstanding about food preservatives?

People pay more and more attention to food safety, and we all want to eat healthy and reassuring food. Therefore, under the catalysis of some media, food preservatives have become the target of public criticism. Many people will think that preservatives are [poisons], and eating foods added with preservatives will harm their health. In fact, over the years, food preservatives have been wronged by everyone. A wronged preservative When it comes to preservatives, people often think they are harmful. In fact, this is a big misunderstanding. First of all, we must be clear: in a broad sense, any substance is toxic, and talking about toxicity without dosage is hooliganism. Even the indispensable water and oxygen in our life will cause Read More …

bear

Oh, my God! These [carcinogens] are all around us

It is an indisputable fact that more and more people are suffering from cancer. The World Cancer Report 2014 published by the International Agency for Cancer Research shows that in 2012, the number of new cancer cases worldwide reached more than 14 million and is expected to reach the level of 22 million cases per year in the next 20 years. The consensus of the medical profession on cancer is that prevention is more significant than treatment. To realize cancer prevention, finding carcinogens is an important link. What is a carcinogen? Carcinogens, as the name implies, are substances that can induce cancer in people. Carcinogens in a broad sense should be called carcinogenic factors, including any chemical, physical and biological Read More …

bear

Is it true that eating leftovers often causes cancer?

Recently, there have been media reports that three members of the Yangzhou family have been found to have gastric cancer since the second half of last year. This article believes that this situation is related to the long-term eating of leftovers by the whole family because the leftovers contain nitrite. Nitrite is what? Do you really get cancer if you eat leftovers frequently? [Nitrite] and [Nitrosamine] Nitrite is a salt made of nitrous acid and contains nitrite ion NO −. It exists widely in nature and is found in the water we drink and the food we eat. Toxicological analysis shows that nitrite has certain acute toxicity, and its half lethal dose is 57 mg/kg (rodents). Poisoning cases usually only Read More …

bear

Are you still worried about cancer? Simple 4 moves, easy to handle leftovers

Every family inevitably has leftovers, worries about food and pain in abandoning them. Overnight leftovers are poisonous and cannot be eaten? Serious nutritional loss of leftovers? The leftovers are really not delicious… Although the most ideal situation is, of course, no leftovers and fresh meals. However, at the holidays, every family is full of fish and meat, and it is a bit stressful to want [CD-ROM operation]. It is better to leave meat dishes than vegetables. It is vegetables that may produce harmful substances overnight. Because there are more nitrates in vegetables, they may be converted into toxic nitrite due to bacterial activities during storage. Although the amount of this nitrite is far from the degree of food poisoning after Read More …

bear

Is food carcinogenesis a rumor? Eat these, it is really possible to cause cancer!

People often come to ask: Is it true that vegetarian diet prevents cancer and meat causes cancer? Heard that coffee can cause cancer? … … So, how do you know if a kind of food can cause cancer? There is a special assessment of whether it is carcinogenic. There is a [behind-the-scenes judge] who evaluates the carcinogenic effects of all kinds of things in our life. This is the International Cancer Research Center (IARC). According to experimental analysis, epidemiology and other relevant data, and according to carcinogenicity, the International Cancer Research Center will divide everything into 5 grades: Category 1, Category 2A, Category 2B, Category 3 and Category 4. Category 1 carcinogenic factors are clear and solid evidence, and there Read More …

bear

Truth: Repeated boiling water cannot be drunk? Can overnight dishes cause cancer?

Many people turn pale at the mention of nitrite. Speaking of which, pickles cannot be eaten, thousands of boiling water cannot be drunk, and leftovers overnight can cause cancer… In fact, there are many misunderstandings about nitrite here. There are four main points in general: Nitrate in food is safe; Nitrate will become nitrite under certain conditions. Excessive intake of nitrite by mistake will lead to acute poisoning. Nitrite is not a carcinogen, nitrosamine produced under specific conditions is a carcinogen. Then, let’s look at a few common questions. Can drinking [thousands of boiling water] be poisoned by nitrite? Not really. Commonly known as “thousands of boiling water”, refers to boiling water for a long time or repeatedly boiling water. Read More …

bear

The leftovers contain nitrite, will you get cancer after eating them? The truth is…

The whole family got together to eat and drink. As soon as there were more people, there would be more food. There would be more food, and there would be no food left. If you go back to your next meal with your bag packed, there will often be various arguments: Leftovers will produce nitrite if they are kept for a long time, and cancer will occur if they are eaten! It is true that there are many reports of leftovers and nitrite causing cancer, but the truth is not so simple. Today, Dr. Clove will talk about this topic. Nitrite is not that terrible In fact, nitrite itself is not a scourge in what. After excessive nitrite is eaten Read More …

bear

How should we eat pickled vegetables with a notoriety of [carcinogenicity]?

Pickles seem to have been notoriously carcinogenic. But from German pickled cabbage, European pickled cucumber and Chinese pickled mustard tuber, which are tied for [the world’s three largest pickles], to Korean pickled cabbage, which is very popular at present, all kinds of pickled cabbage are loved by people all over the world. Is it really so terrible? Four Health Rules for Eating Pickled Vegetables Reasonable production to ensure safety; Limit the quantity and eat it occasionally. Do not replace fresh vegetables with pickled vegetables; Reduce cooking and add salt accordingly. Not all pickles are carcinogenic You must have heard that there are a lot of nitrite in pickled vegetables, which can cause cancer. In fact, not all pickled vegetables have Read More …

bear

How to bring food safely and delicious in summer?

In order to save money and eat smoothly, many friends like to bring [lunch] (a Japanese word introduced through Taiwan), that is, boxed lunch, to the company for lunch. However, when the weather is hot, food is easy to corrupt. There is no refrigeration condition on the road, and the company may not have a refrigerator to put it in. There are also many friends who worry that the temperature is high, bacteria grow fast, and nitrite produced in vegetables will also increase. What should I do about this meal? Fight against microorganisms Speaking of which, everyone can understand that, in the final analysis, it is to fight against microorganisms. Microorganisms are everywhere. As long as there are nutrients in Read More …

bear

Can overnight tea cause cancer?

Many people have such experiences: after making a pot of tea at night, I don’t want to drink too much for fear of not being able to sleep. The remaining half pot was put on the next day, and I wanted to drink it, but I hesitated a little. I heard that the nitrite content in overnight tea will increase, and nitrite will cause cancer. Is there any safety problem with drinking tea overnight? Can tea at night cause cancer? Since everyone is worried about nitrite in tea overnight, let’s talk about nitrite. In fact, nitrite itself does not cause cancer. However, after food containing nitrite is eaten into the human body, under the action of gastric acid, it will Read More …