In fact, this question depends on how you eat hot pot. If you often eat hot pot, that is, you can eat it immediately, and the taste of the hot pot is still particularly heavy, there may be a hidden danger of esophageal cancer; but if you eat it after shabu-shabu, you will wait for the food to cool for a while before eating, and the taste of the hot pot is relatively light, generally there is no problem.
However, from a health point of view, it is not recommended that you eat too much hot pot, because the content of the soup base of hot pot is relatively high, which is easy to lead to chronic diseases.
First of all, we need to understand what esophageal cancer is. Esophageal cancer, also known as esophageal cancer, is a very common cancer in the elderly, and the incidence will increase with age, it should be noted that the incubation period of esophageal cancer is as long as 10 years, so even if there is no disease, it is necessary to pay attention to it.
So how can you avoid esophageal cancer? First of all, be sure to avoid foods that are too hot or too cold. The mucous membrane of our esophageal wall is delicate, and under normal circumstances, the temperature of the esophagus and the temperature of the body are similar, and the optimal temperature for us to eat food is between 10 and 40 degrees, and the maximum tolerated temperature is not more than 60 degrees. Second, eat properly, and chew slowly. Because poor sitting will lead to increased pressure in the abdominal cavity, so that food will be blocked from entering the stomach, the esophagus will increase peristalsis to transport food, and the friction between food and esophagus is likely to aggravate the damage to the esophageal wall. The second is to chew slowly, because it is easy to swallow hard foods such as fish thorns, which pierce the walls of the esophagus and increase the chance of esophageal infection.
In addition, the diet should be light, it is best to quit smoking and alcohol, and drink less strong tea. Because drinking strong tea or eating heavy and irritating foods such as peppers, it will cause the mucosal hyperplasia of the esophagus, which is one of the important factors leading to esophageal cancer. Studies [1] have shown that the number of smokers who smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day dies of esophageal cancer is four times higher than the number of non-smokers who die of esophageal cancer. In addition, high alcohol content or inferior alcohol because of the harmful chemicals, may cause smoking caused by the mouth, pharynx, throat, esophageal cancer incidence of dozens of times increased, in short, if you smoke and drink, the chance of suffering from esophageal cancer will increase a lot. Finally, eat less carcinogenic foods, including not fresh vegetables, overnight leftovers, rotten fruits, and moldy foods, because these foods may be infected with mold, and mold can enhance the carcinogenic effect of nitrosamines. Studies [2] suggest that nitrosamines are one of the suspected causes of esophageal cancer in humans. Second, eat less salted fish, cured meat dishes and fried barbecue foods.
In short, if the hot pot is not very hot to eat, and the taste is relatively light, it will not increase the risk of esophageal cancer. Usually, we should develop a healthy way of eating, and if we feel unwell, we should seek medical treatment as soon as possible.
This issue is written by Liao Yuying and Zhao Lichao
Editor: Peng Mingqian
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Yang Wenwen, Qiu Songliang. A preventive experimental study on the causes of nitrosamines in esophageal cancer[J]. Research of Cancer Prevention and Treatment, 1992, 19(4):197-199.
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