1. Leeks are not aphrodisiac:
Leeks contain zinc, which is one of the main bases for the current "leek aphrodisiac theory". However, a review of the Chinese Food Composition Table found that leeks have a fairly low zinc content, containing only 0.25 mg per 100 grams, which is not as good as ordinary vegetables, such as broccoli with a zinc content of 0.46 mg/100 grams.
True "helper" food oysters can contain 71 mg/100 g of zinc. But it does not mean that zinc must be "helpful", otherwise zinc gluconate oral medicine can make aphrodisiac drink!
2. Spinach does not supplement iron:
Spinach iron supplementation can be first derived from the "Popeye" cartoon. In 1870, a calculation error by Dr. Wolff magnified the iron content of spinach by a factor of 10, an error that was not officially debunked in New England magazine until 1981. In fact, spinach does not have the highest iron content and cannot replenish blood. In fact, spinach in spinach also contains oxalic acid, which is easy to form precipitation with iron, so that iron can not be used by the human body, and the real iron supplement is of course animal offal, lean meat, etc.
But green color, represented by spinach, provides many other essential elements, most typically vitamin K1. It is important to know that there is an anemia called vitamin K1 deficiency, also known as acquired prothrombin deficiency, which can be cured by supplementing with vitamin K1. The so-called spinach blood supplement only has a role in this type of anemia, and not only spinach, most green leafy vegetables contain a lot of vitamin K1.
3. Silver fungus does not moisturize the lungs:
The fungus soup is slimy and seems to be very moist. Rumors also often associate him with lung moisturizing. However, the lung in the concept of Chinese medicine is not the same as the lung in biology. Therefore, when TCM says "clearing the lungs", it does not mean "cleaning the lungs". In fact, the taste of silver fungus is only a polysaccharide, which belongs to a soluble dietary fiber.
Not only silver fungus, but also all foods do not have the kind of lung clearing effect imagined. Especially for the increasingly smoggy weather, the dust particles in the air, we suck in from the nose and mouth, these dust particles settle in the lungs, and even pass through the alveoli into the bloodstream. You can't even hide in your room.
The only way to do this is to improve air quality, and perhaps wearing masks personally will help. However, as a drink in autumn and winter, silver fungus soup is actually qualified. Not only can it replenish water, but also provide soluble dietary fiber, silver fungus is not high in calories, strong satiety, as long as it does not put too much sugar, it is relatively healthy.
4. Red dates do not replenish blood:
Due to the color of red dates and high iron content, many people think that it is a good blood tonic product. "It is also rumored that eating three dates a day, happiness never gets old". However, the iron contained in red dates themselves, like other plant-derived iron, belongs to "non-heme iron", although the content of this iron is acceptable, but the absorption rate is low, so the iron supplementation effect of jujube is not ideal. The vitamin C content in red dates is indeed high, which may promote iron absorption, but the main one provides the daily need for vitamin C. True iron supplements are offal, lean meat, and eggs.
5. Bananas do not laxative:
Because of a substance called tannic acid, tannic acid has a strong astringent effect and can form stool into dry and hard stool, which can lead to constipation. Bananas contain tannic acid, especially unripe bananas, and contain a lot of tannic acid.
Ripe bananas are not the best choice to prevent constipation, and fruits with high dietary fiber are the "sharp weapon" for laxation, such as oats, sweet potatoes, vegetables, corn and other coarse grains.
6. Papaya does not enlarge breasts:
The claim of papaya breast enlargement comes from ancient books, and the papaya breast enlargement in traditional medicine comes from the theory of "complementing shape with shape", which may be because the size of papaya just fits many people's fantasies about the size of the "chest", but eating papaya breast enlargement has no scientific basis. Previously, it was said that papaya enzyme and β carotene in papaya play a role in breast enlargement, but papaya enzyme will be decomposed by pepsin, and vitamin A does not stimulate estrogen secretion, and there is no controlled research support.
So to sum up, papaya breast enlargement is also nonsense, no food can be as powerful as your gathering underwear, can not grow a belly only grow breasts.
7. Pig's trotters are not beautiful:
The trotters are rich in collagen, and yes, they taste attractive. But when collagen is eaten, it will be decomposed into individual amino acids by the digestive juice, and then it can be absorbed into the blood, so eating collagen can only increase the supply of amino acids at most, and can not play a beauty effect. In addition, the nutritional value of collagen itself is not very high, and pig trotters contain ultra-high fat and cholesterol, and one pig's trotter can saturate a day's cholesterol. Similarly, although chicken feet and duck feet taste good, the beauty effect is also unsatisfactory, because collagen cannot be absorbed.
8. The waist does not replenish the kidney:
People often say that the waist is the kidneys of animals, a roasted waist eaten, the smell seems to bring a great psychological effect. Again "form complements form", or there is no scientific basis. Even because the kidneys of pigs, cattle, and sheep contain different amounts of heavy metal cadmium, cadmium may induce degenerative changes in the structure and function of tissues and organs such as male testicles and epididymis, which may be counterproductive. Like pig's trotters, animal kidneys have high cholesterol content, and it is easy to raise blood lipids.
9. Drinking tea does not lose weight:
Drinking tea is easy to get hungry faster, so people have the illusion of drinking tea to lose weight. Tea contains complex ingredients such as caffeine, theophylline and theobromine, which can significantly stimulate gastric acid secretion, promote gastric motility, increase gastric acid secretion, help food digestion, and drink tea seems to be able to recover quickly from greasy food. However, the feeling of "fat relief" or "hunger faster" is not weight loss. Because drinking tea only changes the process and feeling of digestion, not the result of digestion.
The energy we eat is not lost by drinking tea, and after getting hungry faster, we need to face a new round of willpower and food battles!
10. Chicken soup is not healthy:
Finally, the most impactful, whether it is at the wedding banquet, confinement, or after surgery, chicken soup has always been Chinese serious tonic medicine. Some people think that after the chicken has been boiled for a long time, the "essence" is in a bowl of soup. In fact, the only thing that can be dissolved in the soup is the oil, and a small amount of trace elements. It was once thought that chicken soup supplements, in the era when conditions were relatively healthy, people's fat intake was generally insufficient, and people who were weak could not eat meat. At this time, fatty chicken broth becomes the best channel for providing exogenous fats. Like protein, this healthier nutrient is concentrated in chicken. At the same time, it is believed that chicken soup does not put enough salt, and the umami taste cannot come out.
Now if you still drink the so-called nourishing chicken soup, you are not far from high blood pressure and high blood lipids! If you want more than just fat and three-high, chicken soup is by no means ideal.
The traditional Chinese concept of medicinal food is understood as:
1. Feel effective, such as complementing shape with shape, eating duck tongue can talk, eating noodles can live long, eating chicken legs to run fast;
2. The theory is effective, such as after theoretical analysis found to be useful, such as cordyceps, thousand-year-old Linzhi, Tianshan snow lotus have magical effects, of which cordyceps has been kicked out of the list of Chinese proprietary medicine.
3. The actual measurement is effective, some people eat this and think the effect is good, word of mouth for many years, giving praise, such as Ma Yinglong, Pian Zixi, and even Banlangen, etc., basically occupying the vast majority of proprietary Chinese medicines.
4. Evidence-based and effective, really supported by experiments, such as a group of people eaten, a group of people did not eat, and finally the effect obtained. This is the phase 1234 clinical western medicine required by most western medicines.
If you really understand the process of many clinical studies, you will know that even the fourth may not be completely credible, the third is probably rather trustworthy, the second may be to try your luck, and the first is to be happy.
For example, recently Wang Laoji said that he had done clinical trials, indicating that drinking Wang Laoji can prolong life? You may laugh at Wang Laoji's boss and think that this is nonsense. But some people tell you that leeks can aphrodisiac, and tell you that cola + MSG can aphrodisiac, how can you believe unconditionally, and you are even willing to drink Chinese herbs in pain, fantasizing that it can help you prolong your life!