Milk sends humans to the grave of cancer?
Ms. Liu was diagnosed with breast cancer and saw a study that said milk increased her risk of breast cancer, which made her regret it because she had been drinking milk since she was a child.
When she was a child, the elders of the family always said that milk is good for the development of the body, so the habit of drinking a cup of milk every day, she maintained for more than twenty years, when she first drank it, she also had diarrhea, and then she drank it, the effect of milk was outstanding, during adolescence, Ms. Liu was much taller than her peers.
But now the situation of cancer makes her regret it, can drinking milk really cause breast cancer?
A study in which milk can increase the risk of breast cancer, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, involved about 52,000 women in North America who did not develop breast cancer with an average age of 57.1 years, and after investigating family history of breast cancer, menstrual status, race and other related factors, a total of 1,057 women developed breast cancer in a 7.9-year period. Studies have found that drinking 1/4 to 1/3 cup of milk per day can increase the risk of cancer by 30%; one cup of milk per day increases the risk of cancer to 50%; 2-3 cups per day, the risk of cancer is as high as 80%!
Do you think milk is very harmful when you see this? Can I still drink milk? In fact, the study lacks definite evidence, such as the study only from an epidemiological point of view to prove the correlation, did not show a direct causal relationship between dairy products and cancer.
Milk contains high-quality protein, is the best source of calcium for the human body, if milk may cause cancer, women can still drink milk well?
Similar to other types of cancer, the causes of breast cancer also involve a variety of carcinogenic factors. At present, it has been confirmed that the carcinogenic factors are: long-term use of contraceptives, menstrual regularity, menarche time, lactation and menopause time. Dr. Zhang Mingdi of fudan university affiliated obstetrics and gynecology hospital said that milk contains ingredients that promote breast cancer, but there are also ingredients that inhibit cancer, and a single dietary factor does not cause breast diseases.
Milk has always been known as the "liquid gold". In addition to containing proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins and other basic elements, it is also rich in natural active nutrients, including: active immunoglobulin, lactoferrin calcium, etc., which can activate the body's immune response, mobilize the body's immune response, and have a positive effect on maintaining health and protecting bones.
Therefore, it is not advisable to look at the problem one-sidedly and think that milk may cause cancer, and completely eliminate the behavior of milk. For the human body, the nutritional value of milk is so high that its carcinogenicity is negligible, if you blindly refuse to drink milk, it will not be conducive to maintaining a healthy body.
According to the Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents, each person should drink 300g of milk or the equivalent amount of dairy products per day, but the survey shows that the milk consumption rate of Chinese residents is less than 30%, and the per capita milk consumption is lower than the world per capita level. Such a amount of milk is not to mention carcinogenic, and even the nutrition standards cannot keep up.
"I know it's good to drink milk, but as soon as I drink milk, my stomach rings and I always want to run to the toilet."
Milk is good, but not everyone can stand it. This symptom of diarrhea as soon as you drink milk is a manifestation of lactose intolerance. In China, lactose intolerance and lactase deficiency occur in 80%-100% of adults, and the incidence of school-age children also exceeds 80%.
In fact, for most Asians, the body's lactase secretion is relatively small, and the probability of lactose intolerance is high. If you have lactose intolerance, does that mean that you must never drink milk? In fact, master the following 4 methods, you can drink milk.
Chen Shasha, senior health manager of the Second People's Hospital of Yibin City, introduced that if you want to drink milk with confidence, you should start with a small amount of milk.
1. Drink a small amount and many times
You can start drinking in small amounts (about 50ml) to allow the gastrointestinal tract in the body to slowly adapt and gradually increase the amount of lactase in the body. When you find that drinking a carton of milk is uncomfortable, you can drink it twice or three times.
2. Switch to low lactose or lactose-free milk
Compared with whole milk, Shuhua milk can decompose lactose into galactose and glucose without destroying nutrients through lactose hydrolysis technology, which is very nice for lactose intolerants, but the taste may not be as fragrant as pure milk.
3. Supplement with lactase or probiotics
The cause of lactose intolerance is lactase deficiency or low activity, so lactase supplementation is a good approach. Probiotics can produce lactase and a variety of digestive enzymes, which can not only reduce lactose content, but also hydrolyze the remaining lactose in the human body, which is also helpful for relieving abdominal pain and bloating caused by lactose.
4. Drink with other foods
Lactose intolerant people should not drink milk on an empty stomach, too high concentration of lactose absorption, may bring discomfort to the stomach and intestines. When taken with some grains or other foods, the lactose concentration is diluted.
For those who do not like to drink milk, or have some scruples about milk, they can also choose other dairy products, such as cheese and yogurt instead. Milk is not carcinogenic, do not be misled by rumors, milk has a high nutritional value, suitable for most people to drink, laying the foundation for a strong body. #健康科普大赛 #
Resources: [1]《OMG！ Milk spikes breast cancer risk! I drink every day! 》. Medical Community Obstetrics and Gynecology Channel.2020-02-26 [2] "Drink 300g of milk a day, have you reached the standard?" 》. Beijing News.2020-06-01 [3] "Rende Kop" diarrhea as soon as he drinks milk? Don't worry, nutrition science teaches you to drink milk like this". The Second People's Hospital of Yibin.2021-05-22
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