Text|Dr. Lu
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Drinking water is one of the most important behaviors of human beings to sustain life.
Water is essential for our bodily function, health, and survival.
As the main component of our body, water provides us with the functions of maintaining normal body temperature, digesting food, transporting nutrients, and cleansing internal organs.
Drinking enough water every day can help keep your body in balance.
It helps eliminate metabolic waste and toxins, promotes blood circulation and maintains normal organ function.
Like the kidneys, heart and brain, water also plays an important role in lubricating joints, protecting the spine and ligaments, and maintaining skin elasticity and brightness.
In addition, water has a positive impact on our mental health.
Drinking water can help relieve fatigue, anxiety and stress, increase focus and concentration, and it improves our emotional state and makes us feel fresher and more energetic.
But drinking water is also particular, and recently WHO defined boiled water above 65 degrees as a class 2A carcinogen in a public document.
Seeing this, everyone must be very strange, how can boiled water be defined as carcinogenic water? Is our hot water "carcinogenic water"?
Is hot water you drink in daily life carcinogenic water?
We in China have the habit of drinking hot water since ancient times, which is also part of Chinese culture, and traditional culture believes that hot water has the effect of warming, activating blood and promoting metabolism.
Drinking hot water is considered a gentle dietary treatment that can help soothe the body and promote blood circulation and the proper functioning of the digestive system.
Drinking hot water is engraved into our bones in our daily life, after all, when everyone has a cold, the first treatment that everyone thinks of is to drink hot water.
So is the hot water we drink in the traditional sense carcinogenic water?
It can be said responsibly here that it is not, the hot water we are talking about is about 45 degrees of water, not hot water above 65 degrees.
So everyone can rest assured. When you are sick, be sure to drink more hot water, which can promote the operation of body functions and make the body better as soon as possible.
Why is hot water above 65 degrees carcinogenic water?
First of all, there is no scientific research to prove that water will produce carcinogens after heating: hot water itself does not contain carcinogens, and high temperature can kill bacteria and viruses, helping to maintain the hygiene of drinking water.
The reason why WHO defines hot water above 65 degrees as carcinogenic water is because when people drink boiled water, piping hot boiled water into the human body will cause damage to the human body!
After drinking hot water, excessive temperatures may cause harm to the human body.
Hot water at temperatures above 65 degrees Celsius may cause scalds or burns to the skin and oral mucosa.
In addition, drinking excessively hot water for a long time may cause irritation to the oral and esophageal mucosa, causing the oral mucosa to become cancerous and eventually develop esophageal cancer.
Therefore, when using hot water, we should pay attention to the suitability of the temperature and avoid contact with overheated water.
When drinking water, it is recommended to cool down the hot water to a suitable temperature before drinking to avoid adverse effects on the mouth and digestive system.
In summary, there is currently no scientific evidence that hot water above 65 degrees produces carcinogens.
However, excessive temperature can cause harm to the human body, irritate our esophagus and mouth, and eventually develop esophageal cancer.
Therefore, we should pay attention to the temperature suitability of hot water and avoid drinking overheated water for a long time.
Can I drink overnight water? Will it cause cancer?
Our Chinese nation has had a good tradition since ancient times, that is, not to drink overnight water.
Many people think that overnight water is harmful, drinking it will be bad for the body and easy to get sick.
But this view is wrong, according to scientific studies, overnight water does not cause cancer or produce harmful substances.
However, we need to note that the quality of the water and the storage conditions may have an impact on its safety.
If the water is contaminated or bacteria grow during storage, drinking such water may pose a certain risk to health.
Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of drinking water, it is recommended that everyone follow the correct storage method, such as storing the water in a clean container, avoiding prolonged storage, and properly treating or boiling when needed.
In addition, choosing a reliable source of drinking water is also an important measure to ensure water quality.
In conclusion, although there is no conclusive evidence that overnight water causes cancer, we should still be vigilant and take appropriate measures to ensure the safety of drinking water.
In summary, the hot water we drink in daily life is not the so-called carcinogenic water, on the contrary, heat treatment can remove harmful substances in the water and make drinking water safer.
What we should really avoid drinking is freshly boiled boiling water, which can damage our oral mucosa and cause cancer when drinking it for a long time.
And the overnight water we often say does not produce harmful substances, as long as it is properly stored there will be no problems.
However, it is still recommended that everyone drink fresh water and avoid drinking long-term stale water.
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